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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 244 · 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 Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  30. 30.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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