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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 635 · 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 the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  3. 3.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  4. 4.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  5. 5.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  20. 20.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  24. 24.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  38. 38.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 closest to the sun
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?

Answer key

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

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