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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 687 · 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 of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  22. 22.🌕 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
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (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
  26. 26.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  33. 33.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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