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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 431 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  3. 3.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  8. 8.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.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 famous for its rings
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Mars
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  35. 35.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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