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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 649 · 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.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  7. 7.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  10. 10.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  20. 20.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Titan
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  36. 36.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

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

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