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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 317 · 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 Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Venus
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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