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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 864 · 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 Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  4. 4.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  8. 8.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  17. 17.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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