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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 863 · 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 famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Venus
  14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  33. 33.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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