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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 955 · 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: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  8. 8.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.🌕 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
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  27. 27.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  34. 34.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Sirius

Answer key

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

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