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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 948 · 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 Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  4. 4.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  17. 17.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a star
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  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 Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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