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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 655 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  2. 2.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  10. 10.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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