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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 754 · 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 planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  3. 3.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  10. 10.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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