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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 185 · 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.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  5. 5.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  22. 22.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a star
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  30. 30.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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