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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 800 · 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.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Mars
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  5. 5.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  30. 30.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  34. 34.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

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

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