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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 123 · 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 biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  8. 8.🌓 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
  9. 9.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌕 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
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  26. 26.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  38. 38.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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