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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 988 · 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: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  6. 6.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  20. 20.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  31. 31.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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