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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 605 · 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 of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  8. 8.🌓 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
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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