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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 169 · 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.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  9. 9.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  27. 27.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌕 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
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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