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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 216 · 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 the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  14. 14.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  31. 31.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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