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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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