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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 531 · 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.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  16. 16.🌓 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
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  28. 28.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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