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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 816 · 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 Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  3. 3.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  15. 15.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  24. 24.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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