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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 876 · 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 planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  5. 5.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius

Answer key

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

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