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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 860 · 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 spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  3. 3.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  7. 7.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  12. 12.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  19. 19.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  31. 31.🌓 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
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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