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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 818 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  5. 5.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  7. 7.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a comet
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  26. 26.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. is the hottest planet
  3. False
  4. Earth
  5. a planet
  6. Neptune
  7. False
  8. Ganymede
  9. 365
  10. 1
  11. a moon
  12. 6
  13. is the biggest planet
  14. 8
  15. a moon
  16. a moon
  17. spins tipped on its side
  18. a star
  19. True
  20. Saturn
  21. 3
  22. an astronaut
  23. Venus
  24. Mercury
  25. is the planet we live on
  26. Earth spins on its axis
  27. 2
  28. the Moon
  29. False
  30. 5
  31. False
  32. False
  33. a planet
  34. a star
  35. False
  36. Mars
  37. the Pole Star
  38. a telescope
  39. 24
  40. Uranus

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