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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 400 · 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 the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  9. 9.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  19. 19.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a moon
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  33. 33.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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