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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 528 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  11. 11.🌓 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
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  29. 29.🌕 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
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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