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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 743 · 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 sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  27. 27.🌓 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
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  37. 37.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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