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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 181 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  6. 6.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  36. 36.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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