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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 345 · 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 hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a comet
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Mars
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet

Answer key

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

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