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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 250 · 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 planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  27. 27.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  35. 35.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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