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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 849 · 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.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  13. 13.🌓 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
  14. 14.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  29. 29.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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