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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 390 · 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) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  4. 4.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  5. 5.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Venus
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  36. 36.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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