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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 164 · 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 Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a moon
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  20. 20.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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