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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 316 · 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 Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  14. 14.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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