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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 121 · 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 Uranus?
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Mars
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  31. 31.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  35. 35.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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