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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 925 · 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 planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  14. 14.🌓 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
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Mars
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  39. 39.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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