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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 775 · 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.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  3. 3.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a moon
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope

Answer key

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

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