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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 182 · 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.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  4. 4.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Titan
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  28. 28.🌕 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
  29. 29.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Venus

Answer key

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

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