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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 709 · 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.🌓 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
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  4. 4.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  17. 17.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  28. 28.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun

Answer key

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

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