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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 365 · 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 diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Venus
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  40. 40.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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