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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 354 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌓 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
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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