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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 809 · 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 the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  35. 35.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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