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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 958 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  19. 19.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  21. 21.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  22. 22.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  30. 30.🌓 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
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌕 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

Answer key

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

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