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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 781 · 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 Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  4. 4.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Titan
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  32. 32.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Venus
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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