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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 519 · 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 the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  28. 28.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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