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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 155 · 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) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  2. 2.🌕 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
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  15. 15.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
  25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  29. 29.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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