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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 685 · 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.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.🌕 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
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  11. 11.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a comet
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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