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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 213 · 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 moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  5. 5.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  32. 32.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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