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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 748 · 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.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  2. 2.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  13. 13.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  18. 18.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  37. 37.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

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

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