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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 180 · 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 Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  6. 6.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  9. 9.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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