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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 340 · 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.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  4. 4.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.🌕 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
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  11. 11.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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