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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 134 · 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 Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  17. 17.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun

Answer key

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

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