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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 762 · 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 closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  4. 4.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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