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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 67 · 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 planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  33. 33.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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