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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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