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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 237 · 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) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  2. 2.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  24. 24.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  25. 25.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  27. 27.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?

Answer key

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

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