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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 511 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  5. 5.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  14. 14.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Mars
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede

Answer key

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

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