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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 95 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  22. 22.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  24. 24.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun

Answer key

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

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