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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 918 · 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 Jupiter?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  6. 6.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Venus
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Mars
  31. 31.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet

Answer key

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

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