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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 138 · 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.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  14. 14.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  20. 20.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 the planet we live on
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Mars
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  35. 35.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a moon
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

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

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