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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 430 · 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 Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  10. 10.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  16. 16.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  21. 21.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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