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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 232 · 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 true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  6. 6.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  38. 38.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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