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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 591 · 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.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  3. 3.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  34. 34.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  37. 37.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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