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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 991 · 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.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  5. 5.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  9. 9.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  17. 17.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  26. 26.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a star
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Titan

Answer key

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

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