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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 337 · 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: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  11. 11.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  22. 22.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  40. 40.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet

Answer key

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

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