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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 479 · 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 Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Mars
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  8. 8.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  11. 11.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  35. 35.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a planet
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on

Answer key

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

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