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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 928 · 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 star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Venus
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  3. 3.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  6. 6.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  9. 9.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  17. 17.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 the biggest planet
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on

Answer key

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

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