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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 124 · 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.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  5. 5.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  14. 14.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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