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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 930 · 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.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a planet
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  7. 7.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  38. 38.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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