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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 416 · 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 hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  3. 3.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  21. 21.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  23. 23.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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