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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 982 · 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: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  6. 6.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  11. 11.🌓 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
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  17. 17.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?

Answer key

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

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