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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 251 · 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 use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  3. 3.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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