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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 522 · 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 moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  4. 4.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a moon
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Titan
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  15. 15.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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