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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 293 · 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.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.🌕 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
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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