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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 870 · 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) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  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.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Titan
  11. 11.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  34. 34.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor

Answer key

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

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