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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 812 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  22. 22.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Titan
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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