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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 387 · 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 sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  4. 4.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Earth
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  26. 26.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (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: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. an astronaut
  2. is called the red planet
  3. is the hottest planet
  4. a moon
  5. True
  6. the Sun
  7. 2
  8. a planet
  9. is closest to the sun
  10. 5
  11. Jupiter
  12. True
  13. False
  14. 3
  15. 1
  16. Venus
  17. Earth spins on its axis
  18. Mars
  19. True
  20. 1
  21. Earth
  22. True
  23. Venus
  24. False
  25. a telescope
  26. a moon
  27. Saturn
  28. a star
  29. True
  30. Uranus
  31. the Pole Star
  32. Jupiter
  33. 8
  34. a planet
  35. is farthest from the sun
  36. False
  37. Mars
  38. Earth
  39. 24
  40. False

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