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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 166 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  7. 7.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  19. 19.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon

Answer key

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

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