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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 139 · 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 farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  3. 3.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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