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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 64 · 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.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  7. 7.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  11. 11.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  26. 26.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps

Answer key

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

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