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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 434 · 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 planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  2. 2.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Mars
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  20. 20.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  21. 21.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  34. 34.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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