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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 612 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  6. 6.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  11. 11.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  17. 17.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  39. 39.🌕 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
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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