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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 86 · 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 has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  4. 4.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Mars
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede

Answer key

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

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