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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 386 · 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 Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  14. 14.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan

Answer key

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

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