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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 152 · 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 Neptune?
  2. 2.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  7. 7.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  26. 26.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  32. 32.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  39. 39.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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