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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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