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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 786 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  8. 8.🌕 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
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

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

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