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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 995 · 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 planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  4. 4.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  10. 10.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  37. 37.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a moon
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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