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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 42 · 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 planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  20. 20.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  39. 39.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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