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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 382 · 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) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  3. 3.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  15. 15.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  20. 20.🌓 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
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Mars
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Earth
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  28. 28.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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