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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 742 · 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) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  4. 4.🌕 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
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  28. 28.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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