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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 363 · 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) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  4. 4.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Venus
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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