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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 931 · 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.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  3. 3.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a comet
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  9. 9.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  22. 22.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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