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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 633 · 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 Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Venus
  8. 8.🌓 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
  9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  26. 26.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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