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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 219 · 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 called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Earth
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  30. 30.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a comet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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