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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 753 · 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 true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  3. 3.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  18. 18.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  33. 33.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet

Answer key

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

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