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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 93 · 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) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  26. 26.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  28. 28.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan

Answer key

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

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