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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 984 · 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.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  2. 2.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  20. 20.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  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.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Titan
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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