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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 790 · 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 Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.🌓 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
  23. 23.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a comet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.🌕 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
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  38. 38.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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