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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 391 · 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.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  2. 2.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  15. 15.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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