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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 100 · 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: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Venus
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  35. 35.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

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

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