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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 449 · 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 Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  28. 28.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?

Answer key

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

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