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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 56 · 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.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  9. 9.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  24. 24.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  26. 26.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  30. 30.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  38. 38.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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