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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 909 · 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 Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (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
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  24. 24.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a comet
  25. 25.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet

Answer key

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

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