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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 501 · 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 true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  4. 4.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Earth
  7. 7.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  11. 11.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  28. 28.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury

Answer key

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

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