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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 952 · 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.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  4. 4.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  15. 15.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  33. 33.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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