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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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