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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 515 · 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 planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (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
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  18. 18.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Titan
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  24. 24.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  31. 31.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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