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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 739 · 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 spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  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) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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