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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 970 · 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 of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  12. 12.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  15. 15.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  29. 29.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope

Answer key

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

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