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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 281 · 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.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  13. 13.🌕 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
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  16. 16.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a comet
  17. 17.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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