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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 718 · 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.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Earth
  14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus

Answer key

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

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