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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 224 · 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.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  4. 4.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Titan
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  9. 9.🌓 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
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  11. 11.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  17. 17.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a comet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
  31. 31.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  34. 34.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Mars

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 2
  3. an astronaut
  4. a planet
  5. is the hottest planet
  6. the Moon
  7. Titan
  8. a telescope
  9. Earth spins on its axis
  10. it reflects sunlight
  11. False
  12. Venus
  13. 1
  14. a moon
  15. 24
  16. 1
  17. a star
  18. 3
  19. a star
  20. Mars
  21. False
  22. 8
  23. a planet
  24. Saturn
  25. spins tipped on its side
  26. 7
  27. 365
  28. is the planet we live on
  29. Sirius
  30. Earth
  31. a planet
  32. Uranus
  33. Phobos
  34. a planet
  35. Venus
  36. a planet
  37. Ganymede
  38. False
  39. is the biggest planet
  40. Mars

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