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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 601 · 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 a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Earth
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  17. 17.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  31. 31.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  34. 34.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet

Answer key

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

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