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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 550 · 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 planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  5. 5.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  7. 7.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  21. 21.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  26. 26.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  34. 34.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  39. 39.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  40. 40.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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