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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 268 · 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) an astronaut (d) a diver
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  8. 8.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  16. 16.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  25. 25.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  30. 30.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a comet
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus

Answer key

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

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