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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 97 · 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.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  2. 2.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  17. 17.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a comet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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