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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 998 · 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.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌌 Is Venus 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) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  12. 12.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Earth
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  20. 20.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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