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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 392 · 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 planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  10. 10.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  12. 12.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a comet
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  26. 26.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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