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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 287 · 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: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  18. 18.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  21. 21.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a star
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Titan
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun

Answer key

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

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