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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 623 · 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.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  2. 2.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a comet
  3. 3.🌓 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
  4. 4.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Mars
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  29. 29.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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