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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 738 · 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 of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  15. 15.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  28. 28.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a moon
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Mars
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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