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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 805 · 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.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  17. 17.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a comet
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Titan
  39. 39.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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