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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 862 · 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 Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  7. 7.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  31. 31.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  34. 34.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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