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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 722 · 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.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  8. 8.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Venus
  28. 28.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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