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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 638 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  9. 9.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a comet
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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