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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 403 · 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 a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Titan
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  27. 27.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  37. 37.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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