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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 443 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  31. 31.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  35. 35.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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