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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 589 · 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: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a moon
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  13. 13.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  30. 30.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.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 famous for its rings
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  33. 33.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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