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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 463 · 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) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  20. 20.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  24. 24.🌕 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
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  28. 28.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Earth
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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