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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 117 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  7. 7.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  13. 13.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  38. 38.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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