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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 947 · 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: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  9. 9.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a star
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  16. 16.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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