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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 146 · 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 of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  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.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

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

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