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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 806 · 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) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  11. 11.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  26. 26.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Earth
  29. 29.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus

Answer key

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

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