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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 884 · 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 the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  11. 11.🌓 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
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  35. 35.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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