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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 994 · 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 Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  6. 6.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  27. 27.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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