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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 702 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  4. 4.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  13. 13.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope

Answer key

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

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