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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 631 · 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 Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  19. 19.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
  34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a star
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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