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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 923 · 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 a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a comet
  19. 19.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  27. 27.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot

Answer key

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

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