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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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