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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 413 · 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) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  6. 6.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌕 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
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  26. 26.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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