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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 791 · 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 Jupiter?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  24. 24.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. a moon
  3. Sirius
  4. a star
  5. a star
  6. 1
  7. a moon
  8. Saturn
  9. 8
  10. is the biggest planet
  11. 365
  12. 8
  13. True
  14. is the hottest planet
  15. 24
  16. False
  17. True
  18. the Moon
  19. the Pole Star
  20. a telescope
  21. 7
  22. a moon
  23. Neptune
  24. an astronaut
  25. True
  26. True
  27. False
  28. Jupiter
  29. is called the red planet
  30. Uranus
  31. 6
  32. a star
  33. Mars
  34. 3
  35. is closest to the sun
  36. Phobos
  37. the Sun
  38. Mercury
  39. is farthest from the sun
  40. it reflects sunlight

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