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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 170 · 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 true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  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.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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