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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 380 · 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 farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  8. 8.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  14. 14.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.🌓 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
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side

Answer key

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

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