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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 325 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  24. 24.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  29. 29.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  30. 30.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 famous for its rings
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  35. 35.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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