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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 598 · 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 planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Titan
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  10. 10.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a comet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌕 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
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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