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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 285 · 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.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  21. 21.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  31. 31.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  40. 40.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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