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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 411 · 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 a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  2. 2.🌓 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
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  28. 28.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a planet
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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