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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 689 · 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.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  3. 3.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  17. 17.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.🌓 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
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  27. 27.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a comet
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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