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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 619 · 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: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  8. 8.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  11. 11.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  13. 13.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  38. 38.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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