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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 590 · 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 of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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