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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 817 · 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 Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  22. 22.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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