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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 570 · 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 Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  10. 10.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  28. 28.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  35. 35.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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