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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 526 · 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) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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