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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 118 · 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 a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  4. 4.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  8. 8.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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