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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 349 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  17. 17.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌓 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
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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