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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 81 · 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.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  3. 3.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  15. 15.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  27. 27.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  29. 29.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  40. 40.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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