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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 314 · 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.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  26. 26.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  39. 39.🌌 Is Venus 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 Mars?

Answer key

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

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