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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 197 · 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 planets go round the sun?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  6. 6.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  32. 32.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. Earth
  3. an astronaut
  4. Earth spins on its axis
  5. Venus
  6. True
  7. True
  8. False
  9. the Pole Star
  10. Mercury
  11. a moon
  12. spins tipped on its side
  13. a moon
  14. is the planet we live on
  15. 24
  16. a star
  17. 6
  18. Saturn
  19. Ganymede
  20. is the biggest planet
  21. a moon
  22. True
  23. Sirius
  24. a star
  25. Earth
  26. is the hottest planet
  27. 4
  28. is farthest from the sun
  29. the Sun
  30. Phobos
  31. a telescope
  32. a planet
  33. a planet
  34. False
  35. False
  36. a planet
  37. True
  38. Saturn
  39. Jupiter
  40. False

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