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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 147 · 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.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  3. 3.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Mars
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  26. 26.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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