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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 932 · 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) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  4. 4.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  21. 21.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a star
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  29. 29.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Mars
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  36. 36.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos

Answer key

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

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