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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 84 · 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 true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Venus
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  12. 12.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  15. 15.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet

Answer key

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

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