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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 89 · 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 spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  18. 18.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  28. 28.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  30. 30.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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