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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 660 · 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 Mercury?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  17. 17.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a comet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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