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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 959 · 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: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  6. 6.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a moon
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  35. 35.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius

Answer key

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

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