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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 87 · 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.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  9. 9.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  20. 20.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  26. 26.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 called the red planet
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  30. 30.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  36. 36.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun

Answer key

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

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