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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 442 · 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 star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Venus
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a comet
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Titan

Answer key

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

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