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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 329 · 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 is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.🌕 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
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  20. 20.🌓 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
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  26. 26.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  37. 37.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 farthest from the sun
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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