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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 770 · 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) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  18. 18.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  27. 27.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Moon

Answer key

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

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