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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 51 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  9. 9.🌕 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
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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