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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 395 · 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 closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a comet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  10. 10.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.🌓 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
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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