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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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