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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 336 · 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 true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  11. 11.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  14. 14.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  30. 30.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  32. 32.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a comet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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