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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 61 · 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 Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a star
  5. 5.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  21. 21.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Titan
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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