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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 575 · 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) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  4. 4.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  7. 7.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  17. 17.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  29. 29.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  32. 32.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  38. 38.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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