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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 942 · 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 Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  19. 19.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.🌓 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
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  25. 25.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  31. 31.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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