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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 291 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.🌕 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
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Venus
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Venus
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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