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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 63 · 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 Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  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: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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