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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 359 · 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 true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  4. 4.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  18. 18.🌓 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
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  22. 22.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  31. 31.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Moon

Answer key

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

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