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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 73 · 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 diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a moon
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  25. 25.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.🌕 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
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Mars

Answer key

  1. an astronaut
  2. 365
  3. Saturn
  4. spins tipped on its side
  5. 4
  6. is the hottest planet
  7. a star
  8. Earth spins on its axis
  9. Phobos
  10. 8
  11. 7
  12. a star
  13. False
  14. False
  15. Venus
  16. is called the red planet
  17. 24
  18. the Moon
  19. a moon
  20. Mars
  21. Jupiter
  22. Earth
  23. True
  24. Mars
  25. False
  26. a star
  27. Jupiter
  28. 2
  29. 1
  30. it reflects sunlight
  31. 1
  32. Earth
  33. Ganymede
  34. a moon
  35. 3
  36. Mercury
  37. 6
  38. a star
  39. 5
  40. Sirius

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