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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 290 · 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.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  32. 32.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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