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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 236 · 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: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  6. 6.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a comet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  25. 25.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  28. 28.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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