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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 211 · 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.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  17. 17.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  22. 22.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a star
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun

Answer key

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

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