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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 238 · 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.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Earth
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  19. 19.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  26. 26.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on

Answer key

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

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