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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 733 · 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 of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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