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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 41 · 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 the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  12. 12.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Mars
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star

Answer key

  1. a moon
  2. True
  3. 8
  4. a star
  5. 7
  6. 365
  7. Neptune
  8. 1
  9. 6
  10. False
  11. it reflects sunlight
  12. False
  13. Titan
  14. a planet
  15. is the planet we live on
  16. is called the red planet
  17. 24
  18. Earth
  19. a star
  20. Sirius
  21. Mars
  22. is farthest from the sun
  23. 1
  24. False
  25. 4
  26. is the hottest planet
  27. a moon
  28. Ganymede
  29. a moon
  30. False
  31. 5
  32. spins tipped on its side
  33. Phobos
  34. the Sun
  35. the Pole Star
  36. a planet
  37. 3
  38. Earth
  39. False
  40. a star

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