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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 706 · 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 called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.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 the planet we live on
  21. 21.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  29. 29.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius

Answer key

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

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