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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 243 · 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.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a moon
  32. 32.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  39. 39.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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