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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 74 · 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.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  3. 3.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  17. 17.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  20. 20.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor

Answer key

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

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