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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 187 · 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: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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