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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 69 · 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) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  13. 13.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet

Answer key

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

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