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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 810 · 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.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  23. 23.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.🌕 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
  39. 39.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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