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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 957 · 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.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a comet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  9. 9.🌕 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
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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