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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 882 · 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 Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  15. 15.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  28. 28.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut

Answer key

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

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