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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 301 · 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 Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  15. 15.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  25. 25.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  31. 31.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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