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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 240 · 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 Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  3. 3.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  4. 4.🌕 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
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  27. 27.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Venus
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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