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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 832 · 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 Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  4. 4.🌓 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
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  17. 17.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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