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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 841 · 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 Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Venus
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  29. 29.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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