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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 546 · 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) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  7. 7.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  14. 14.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.🌓 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
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  38. 38.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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