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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 91 · 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.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Earth
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  18. 18.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  20. 20.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  24. 24.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  38. 38.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos

Answer key

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

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