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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 799 · 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.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
  27. 27.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a moon
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  35. 35.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  36. 36.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet

Answer key

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

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