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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 175 · 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 planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Mars
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.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) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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