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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 634 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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