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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 760 · 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 Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  2. 2.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  26. 26.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  38. 38.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?

Answer key

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

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