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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 773 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  19. 19.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  23. 23.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  38. 38.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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