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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 624 · 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: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  6. 6.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  36. 36.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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