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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 160 · 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) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  36. 36.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus

Answer key

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

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