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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 924 · 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 moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  15. 15.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  17. 17.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  37. 37.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side

Answer key

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

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