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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 879 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.🌕 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
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  15. 15.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  38. 38.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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