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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 393 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  34. 34.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a comet
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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