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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 145 · 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 Venus?
  2. 2.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  17. 17.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  33. 33.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  35. 35.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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