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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 264 · 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.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  9. 9.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  15. 15.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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