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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 835 · 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) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  6. 6.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Ganymede

Answer key

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

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