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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 80 · 40 questions
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Remember (Star, planet or moon?): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Mercury is closest, Venus is hottest, Mars is the red planet, Jupiter is the biggest, Saturn is famous for its rings, Neptune is farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon is Earth’s moon; Titan and Ganymede are moons of other planets.

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  1. 1.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  31. 31.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Mars
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. Venus
  2. a planet
  3. is famous for its rings
  4. 24
  5. Earth
  6. 2
  7. is farthest from the sun
  8. False
  9. Venus
  10. 1
  11. Mercury
  12. an astronaut
  13. Jupiter
  14. Earth
  15. is closest to the sun
  16. it reflects sunlight
  17. Uranus
  18. 8
  19. a moon
  20. a moon
  21. False
  22. a planet
  23. a planet
  24. the Pole Star
  25. False
  26. is the biggest planet
  27. a telescope
  28. Neptune
  29. spins tipped on its side
  30. 365
  31. Earth spins on its axis
  32. 5
  33. is the planet we live on
  34. Phobos
  35. 7
  36. Mars
  37. Sirius
  38. a star
  39. a star
  40. True

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