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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 532 · 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.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a comet
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  26. 26.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?

Answer key

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

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