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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 435 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  9. 9.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  11. 11.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  30. 30.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?

Answer key

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

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