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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 509 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Venus
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  7. 7.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.🌓 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
  16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  30. 30.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) is closest to the sun
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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