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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 621 · 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) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  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.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  6. 6.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  25. 25.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.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 biggest planet

Answer key

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

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