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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 205 · 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 moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  9. 9.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  26. 26.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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