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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 749 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  2. 2.🌓 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
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Mars
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Earth
  15. 15.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.🌕 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
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  21. 21.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side

Answer key

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

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