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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 488 · 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 moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  5. 5.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  13. 13.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Earth
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  37. 37.🌓 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
  38. 38.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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