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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 485 · 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 planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  20. 20.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
  27. 27.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  29. 29.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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