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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 322 · 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 Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  4. 4.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Titan
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  32. 32.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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