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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 673 · 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 is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.🌕 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
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  26. 26.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  29. 29.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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