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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 677 · 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 the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Titan
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  14. 14.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a comet
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  34. 34.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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