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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 885 · 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 called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  3. 3.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  11. 11.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a moon
  19. 19.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  23. 23.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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