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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 888 · 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 Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  3. 3.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Earth
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Venus
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  19. 19.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  27. 27.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Earth
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  40. 40.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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