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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 822 · 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) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  10. 10.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  28. 28.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  35. 35.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side

Answer key

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

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