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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 950 · 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.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  22. 22.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) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Titan
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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