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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 260 · 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 closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Titan
  5. 5.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Titan
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  15. 15.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

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

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