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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 239 · 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.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Venus
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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