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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 475 · 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.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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