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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 469 · 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 Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  13. 13.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Earth
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  26. 26.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  28. 28.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  35. 35.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  38. 38.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet

Answer key

  1. a moon
  2. Mars
  3. False
  4. is the hottest planet
  5. Saturn
  6. 365
  7. a telescope
  8. Titan
  9. is the planet we live on
  10. 8
  11. 1
  12. Mercury
  13. False
  14. the Sun
  15. False
  16. True
  17. a star
  18. False
  19. True
  20. a planet
  21. a star
  22. 6
  23. Earth spins on its axis
  24. 3
  25. Ganymede
  26. a planet
  27. it reflects sunlight
  28. a planet
  29. is farthest from the sun
  30. False
  31. Jupiter
  32. spins tipped on its side
  33. a moon
  34. Saturn
  35. a planet
  36. the Pole Star
  37. 1
  38. 24
  39. Earth
  40. is the biggest planet

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