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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 85 · 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 famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  2. 2.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🌕 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
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  14. 14.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  21. 21.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  27. 27.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

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

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