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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 242 · 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 the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.🌕 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
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  24. 24.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Mars
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  29. 29.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  33. 33.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis

Answer key

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

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