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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 410 · 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.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus

Answer key

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

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