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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 220 · 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 planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  11. 11.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Titan
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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