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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 92 · 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 closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  2. 2.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side

Answer key

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

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