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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 664 · 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 Jupiter?
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  8. 8.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  10. 10.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  28. 28.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

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

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