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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 737 · 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 of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  16. 16.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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