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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 606 · 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 the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.🌓 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
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  26. 26.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  30. 30.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  39. 39.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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