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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 474 · 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 Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  2. 2.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a moon
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  7. 7.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Venus
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  17. 17.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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