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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 455 · 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.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  19. 19.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  21. 21.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  39. 39.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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