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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 521 · 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 call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  2. 2.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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