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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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