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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 821 · 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 star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a moon
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  21. 21.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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