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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 201 · 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.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  14. 14.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  15. 15.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  21. 21.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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