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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 154 · 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 Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  24. 24.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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