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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 937 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  27. 27.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Titan
  32. 32.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  35. 35.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Mars
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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