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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 280 · 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: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a star
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  11. 11.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.🌕 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
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars

Answer key

  1. False
  2. is the hottest planet
  3. a star
  4. 24
  5. False
  6. is the planet we live on
  7. Venus
  8. 4
  9. a moon
  10. Mars
  11. False
  12. 8
  13. 3
  14. it reflects sunlight
  15. is famous for its rings
  16. True
  17. False
  18. Phobos
  19. Sirius
  20. a telescope
  21. True
  22. False
  23. 8
  24. 7
  25. Saturn
  26. 6
  27. Saturn
  28. True
  29. a planet
  30. True
  31. Earth
  32. an astronaut
  33. False
  34. False
  35. True
  36. 1
  37. Neptune
  38. False
  39. False
  40. Mercury

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