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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 686 · 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 moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  15. 15.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  35. 35.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?

Answer key

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

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