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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 417 · 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.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  12. 12.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a planet
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  18. 18.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  27. 27.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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