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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 96 · 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 Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  8. 8.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  11. 11.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  32. 32.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  39. 39.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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