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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 939 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  4. 4.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  11. 11.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.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 called the red planet
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

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

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