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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 803 · 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 Saturn?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  26. 26.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Mars
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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