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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 432 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Mars
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  35. 35.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  37. 37.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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