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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 721 · 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 farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  3. 3.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.🌕 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
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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