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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 708 · 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 hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  9. 9.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  20. 20.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun

Answer key

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

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