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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 647 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a star
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  14. 14.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  23. 23.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

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

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