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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 578 · 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) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Titan
  11. 11.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?

Answer key

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

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