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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 508 · 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 Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Mars
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  34. 34.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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