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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 302 · 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 the Moon 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 Venus?
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  11. 11.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  22. 22.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  30. 30.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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