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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 206 · 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.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a moon
  3. 3.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  9. 9.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. a star
  3. a moon
  4. Uranus
  5. Saturn
  6. is called the red planet
  7. True
  8. a telescope
  9. a planet
  10. Titan
  11. Mercury
  12. 1
  13. 4
  14. 24
  15. 365
  16. a planet
  17. Earth
  18. a star
  19. a moon
  20. a moon
  21. Earth spins on its axis
  22. 3
  23. Sirius
  24. Neptune
  25. Phobos
  26. 1
  27. a planet
  28. Venus
  29. Mars
  30. True
  31. Saturn
  32. 2
  33. Ganymede
  34. is the hottest planet
  35. False
  36. 8
  37. is famous for its rings
  38. is farthest from the sun
  39. it reflects sunlight
  40. a star

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