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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 711 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  12. 12.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus

Answer key

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

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