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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 47 · 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 telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  21. 21.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  26. 26.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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