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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 364 · 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 call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  3. 3.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  7. 7.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  11. 11.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Venus
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  26. 26.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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