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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 335 · 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.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  12. 12.🌓 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
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  19. 19.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  20. 20.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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