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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 352 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  8. 8.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.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) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Phobos

Answer key

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

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