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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 208 · 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 planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  17. 17.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  22. 22.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a comet
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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