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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 990 · 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 of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.🌕 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
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Titan
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun

Answer key

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

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