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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 620 · 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 closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Mars
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  18. 18.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  22. 22.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a moon
  23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Venus

Answer key

  1. True
  2. Earth
  3. an astronaut
  4. True
  5. Ganymede
  6. is closest to the sun
  7. Mars
  8. Saturn
  9. False
  10. 24
  11. the Pole Star
  12. Venus
  13. a telescope
  14. 3
  15. 365
  16. a moon
  17. Phobos
  18. a planet
  19. False
  20. a star
  21. 6
  22. a star
  23. a planet
  24. Venus
  25. is the biggest planet
  26. 8
  27. it reflects sunlight
  28. True
  29. a planet
  30. a moon
  31. Sirius
  32. 1
  33. the Sun
  34. 1
  35. is farthest from the sun
  36. 8
  37. Uranus
  38. Jupiter
  39. Mercury
  40. Titan

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