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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 587 · 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: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  3. 3.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a moon
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  36. 36.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

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

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