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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 465 · 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 Sun (d) Phobos
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  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.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Earth
  29. 29.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  34. 34.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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