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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 372 · 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 planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  10. 10.🌕 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
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  20. 20.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  25. 25.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury

Answer key

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

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