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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 897 · 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 closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  16. 16.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Venus
  18. 18.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  20. 20.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  39. 39.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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