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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 184 · 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.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  14. 14.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a star
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  36. 36.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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