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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 902 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  28. 28.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  37. 37.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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