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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 696 · 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 the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  5. 5.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a star
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  33. 33.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  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.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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