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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 953 · 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 famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  3. 3.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  8. 8.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  21. 21.🌓 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
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  32. 32.🌕 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
  33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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