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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 499 · 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.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  8. 8.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  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) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Titan
  12. 12.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.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 farthest from the sun
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  35. 35.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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