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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 700 · 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 closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  21. 21.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  38. 38.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury

Answer key

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

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