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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 312 · 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) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  4. 4.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  8. 8.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  23. 23.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  37. 37.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

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

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