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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 126 · 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 a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  11. 11.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) is called the red planet
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  21. 21.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  29. 29.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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