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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 944 · 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.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  4. 4.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.🌕 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
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  21. 21.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  24. 24.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) the Moon

Answer key

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

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