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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 658 · 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.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  26. 26.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a moon
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope

Answer key

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

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