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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 824 · 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 true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  17. 17.🌕 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
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a moon
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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