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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 412 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.🌕 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
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  29. 29.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Earth
  36. 36.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  37. 37.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  39. 39.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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