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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 740 · 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 a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  12. 12.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  15. 15.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a comet
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  28. 28.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Venus
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

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

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