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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 867 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  30. 30.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a moon
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun

Answer key

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

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