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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 252 · 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) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  8. 8.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on

Answer key

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

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