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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 471 · 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 Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  12. 12.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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