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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 869 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  11. 11.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  14. 14.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  16. 16.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  22. 22.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury

Answer key

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

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