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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 820 · 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 planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  5. 5.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.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 the biggest planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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