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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 669 · 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 Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  24. 24.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  29. 29.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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