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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 247 · 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 is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a comet
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  18. 18.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  24. 24.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Titan

Answer key

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

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