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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 679 · 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 Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  12. 12.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a comet
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet

Answer key

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

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