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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 339 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  2. 2.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  22. 22.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  27. 27.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

  1. a telescope
  2. a star
  3. 3
  4. is called the red planet
  5. Jupiter
  6. True
  7. a moon
  8. 7
  9. is famous for its rings
  10. 5
  11. 8
  12. Titan
  13. 6
  14. 1
  15. is closest to the sun
  16. True
  17. False
  18. 24
  19. spins tipped on its side
  20. True
  21. Earth
  22. a moon
  23. False
  24. Earth spins on its axis
  25. the Moon
  26. Venus
  27. a planet
  28. a planet
  29. False
  30. 4
  31. False
  32. Jupiter
  33. Saturn
  34. Neptune
  35. a star
  36. Earth
  37. True
  38. is farthest from the sun
  39. Phobos
  40. 2

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