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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 477 · 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) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  4. 4.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  14. 14.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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