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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 899 · 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 of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  2. 2.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a star
  3. 3.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.🌕 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
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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