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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 646 · 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.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a planet
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  12. 12.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.🌓 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
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  34. 34.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

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

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