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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 495 · 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 moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  32. 32.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  37. 37.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a moon
  2. is closest to the sun
  3. is the planet we live on
  4. Saturn
  5. Earth
  6. is farthest from the sun
  7. is the biggest planet
  8. a planet
  9. Neptune
  10. 3
  11. Mercury
  12. Earth
  13. False
  14. False
  15. False
  16. True
  17. 24
  18. 1
  19. False
  20. a star
  21. 7
  22. 8
  23. 5
  24. a moon
  25. a planet
  26. a moon
  27. Jupiter
  28. it reflects sunlight
  29. Saturn
  30. Sirius
  31. 1
  32. a moon
  33. Titan
  34. False
  35. is the hottest planet
  36. 4
  37. an astronaut
  38. Mars
  39. 365
  40. True

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