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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 992 · 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 star? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  2. 2.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  12. 12.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  14. 14.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  22. 22.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  27. 27.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌓 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
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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