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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 366 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  6. 6.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  18. 18.🌓 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
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  25. 25.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a comet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  34. 34.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope

Answer key

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

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