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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 308 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  14. 14.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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