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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 836 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  7. 7.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  16. 16.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Earth
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  24. 24.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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