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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 614 · 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 Earth?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  10. 10.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Titan
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  21. 21.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury

Answer key

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

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