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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 104 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  21. 21.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a planet
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  26. 26.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side

Answer key

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

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