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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 478 · 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 Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  4. 4.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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