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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 636 · 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 Venus?
  2. 2.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a moon
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  30. 30.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Titan
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

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

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