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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 115 · 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: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Venus
  19. 19.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a comet
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  22. 22.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  35. 35.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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