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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 553 · 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 closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  24. 24.🌕 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
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot

Answer key

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

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