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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 855 · 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.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  4. 4.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  12. 12.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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