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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 971 · 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 Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  5. 5.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  21. 21.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  25. 25.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a planet
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  28. 28.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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