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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 226 · 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: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  13. 13.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a planet
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  17. 17.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Mars
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  34. 34.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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