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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 527 · 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 true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  7. 7.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  11. 11.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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