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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 150 · 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) Sirius (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  2. 2.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a comet
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Mars
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  36. 36.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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