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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 149 · 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 planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  11. 11.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a planet
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Venus
  35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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