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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 402 · 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.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

  1. a moon
  2. False
  3. 1
  4. a planet
  5. a star
  6. is the biggest planet
  7. True
  8. Earth spins on its axis
  9. False
  10. 1
  11. 8
  12. spins tipped on its side
  13. False
  14. Mercury
  15. Jupiter
  16. a star
  17. 4
  18. it reflects sunlight
  19. Mars
  20. is the planet we live on
  21. a star
  22. is famous for its rings
  23. is the hottest planet
  24. a star
  25. Venus
  26. a telescope
  27. a moon
  28. 365
  29. True
  30. 2
  31. a moon
  32. a planet
  33. Ganymede
  34. False
  35. 24
  36. True
  37. 8
  38. True
  39. the Pole Star
  40. 3

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