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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 613 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  3. 3.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  17. 17.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  30. 30.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  32. 32.🌓 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
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?

Answer key

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

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