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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 520 · 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.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  11. 11.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  36. 36.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet

Answer key

  1. the Pole Star
  2. a moon
  3. Sirius
  4. 1
  5. 8
  6. a star
  7. 4
  8. is called the red planet
  9. 6
  10. Ganymede
  11. a moon
  12. Mercury
  13. True
  14. 24
  15. a moon
  16. 3
  17. Mars
  18. False
  19. False
  20. Jupiter
  21. is the planet we live on
  22. Uranus
  23. True
  24. Venus
  25. the Moon
  26. Titan
  27. 365
  28. True
  29. Jupiter
  30. a moon
  31. False
  32. False
  33. 2
  34. True
  35. is famous for its rings
  36. a planet
  37. Earth
  38. an astronaut
  39. 8
  40. a star

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