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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 890 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  32. 32.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

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

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