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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 656 · 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 Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  4. 4.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Titan
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  33. 33.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?

Answer key

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

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