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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 199 · 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.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  3. 3.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a comet
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  33. 33.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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