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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 332 · 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 of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  24. 24.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  35. 35.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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