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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 49 · 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) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  35. 35.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a star
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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