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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 324 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (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
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Earth
  5. 5.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  23. 23.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a moon
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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