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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 996 · 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 true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  10. 10.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  36. 36.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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