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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 919 · 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 Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  16. 16.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  20. 20.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

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

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