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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 979 · 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 Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  11. 11.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Earth
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  22. 22.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a comet
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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