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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 886 · 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.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  21. 21.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  40. 40.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a moon

Answer key

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

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