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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 79 · 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) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  2. 2.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  21. 21.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  33. 33.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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