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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 98 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  2. 2.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
  3. 3.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  18. 18.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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