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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 637 · 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 Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  7. 7.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  16. 16.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?

Answer key

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

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