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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 78 · 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.🌕 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
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  4. 4.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a moon
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  8. 8.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Venus
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun

Answer key

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

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