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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 861 · 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 planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  8. 8.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  24. 24.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off

Answer key

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

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