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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 422 · 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 true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  14. 14.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  29. 29.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Venus
  38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  39. 39.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a comet
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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