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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 665 · 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 Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope

Answer key

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

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