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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 741 · 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 star? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  25. 25.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  34. 34.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  36. 36.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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