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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 379 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  3. 3.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  26. 26.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a star
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Phobos

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. a telescope
  3. a planet
  4. 1
  5. 365
  6. Jupiter
  7. an astronaut
  8. 24
  9. is farthest from the sun
  10. 6
  11. a moon
  12. False
  13. a star
  14. 3
  15. 5
  16. 7
  17. a planet
  18. is famous for its rings
  19. the Moon
  20. 8
  21. Ganymede
  22. True
  23. Phobos
  24. is the hottest planet
  25. Venus
  26. a moon
  27. a star
  28. Jupiter
  29. Earth
  30. Sirius
  31. False
  32. True
  33. 8
  34. False
  35. the Sun
  36. 2
  37. is the biggest planet
  38. False
  39. True
  40. Saturn

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