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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 878 · 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 farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  6. 6.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Earth
  12. 12.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  28. 28.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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