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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 850 · 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 of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  4. 4.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  14. 14.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  17. 17.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  20. 20.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  31. 31.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Titan
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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