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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 625 · 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 Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  5. 5.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  40. 40.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?

Answer key

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

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