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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 367 · 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 Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  4. 4.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  6. 6.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  15. 15.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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