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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 398 · 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 of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Mars
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  21. 21.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Earth
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  32. 32.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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