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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 618 · 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.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  7. 7.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.🌕 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
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  32. 32.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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