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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 210 · 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: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Earth
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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