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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 960 · 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.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  12. 12.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  16. 16.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  38. 38.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet

Answer key

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

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