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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 839 · 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.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  4. 4.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  6. 6.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  16. 16.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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