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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 516 · 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 Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  20. 20.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  22. 22.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede

Answer key

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

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