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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 137 · 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: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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