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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 258 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  7. 7.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.🌕 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
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  24. 24.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Mars
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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