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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 253 · 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 planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Earth
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  8. 8.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  16. 16.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  30. 30.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a comet
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?

Answer key

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

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