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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 756 · 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 a planet? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  26. 26.🌓 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
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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