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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 563 · 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) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  7. 7.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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