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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 289 · 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.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  10. 10.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.🌓 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
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a star
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  23. 23.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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