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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 513 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  2. 2.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  19. 19.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus

Answer key

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

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