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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 854 · 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 planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  4. 4.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a comet
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?

Answer key

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

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