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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 801 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  36. 36.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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