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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 813 · 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 Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  29. 29.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  40. 40.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?

Answer key

  1. a moon
  2. Mars
  3. Earth spins on its axis
  4. 4
  5. True
  6. an astronaut
  7. 8
  8. a star
  9. a planet
  10. a planet
  11. the Moon
  12. a star
  13. True
  14. is closest to the sun
  15. is the hottest planet
  16. a star
  17. Ganymede
  18. a telescope
  19. True
  20. Sirius
  21. is the biggest planet
  22. 24
  23. 1
  24. the Sun
  25. Saturn
  26. Jupiter
  27. 2
  28. Earth
  29. a planet
  30. 6
  31. spins tipped on its side
  32. 365
  33. Neptune
  34. False
  35. 7
  36. 5
  37. Venus
  38. is called the red planet
  39. 3
  40. 8

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