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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 355 · 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 of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  9. 9.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  11. 11.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  25. 25.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a star
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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