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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 731 · 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 planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  7. 7.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  19. 19.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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