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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 610 · 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 star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  4. 4.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  20. 20.🌓 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
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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