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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 559 · 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 farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  17. 17.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.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) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  32. 32.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  36. 36.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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