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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 807 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  8. 8.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  10. 10.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  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) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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