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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 276 · 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 do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  2. 2.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Venus
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  12. 12.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  38. 38.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
  39. 39.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  40. 40.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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