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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 782 · 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 Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  40. 40.🌓 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

Answer key

  1. a moon
  2. a star
  3. 8
  4. a moon
  5. 5
  6. 1
  7. a telescope
  8. 365
  9. a planet
  10. False
  11. is the biggest planet
  12. a star
  13. Neptune
  14. Venus
  15. False
  16. it reflects sunlight
  17. 24
  18. is the hottest planet
  19. 8
  20. 1
  21. Saturn
  22. Earth
  23. a moon
  24. True
  25. False
  26. 2
  27. False
  28. False
  29. a moon
  30. a planet
  31. False
  32. a planet
  33. is farthest from the sun
  34. True
  35. 4
  36. True
  37. the Sun
  38. True
  39. Titan
  40. Earth spins on its axis

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