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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 473 · 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 the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a moon
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  11. 11.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  14. 14.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Earth
  26. 26.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  32. 32.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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