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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 68 · 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 planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Titan
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  36. 36.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  40. 40.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot

Answer key

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

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