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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 246 · 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 Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  15. 15.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a star
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  18. 18.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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