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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 517 · 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 farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  7. 7.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  30. 30.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.🌓 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
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope

Answer key

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

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