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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 496 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a star
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  17. 17.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Mars
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope

Answer key

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

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