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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 967 · 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.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.🌕 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
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
  13. 13.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a comet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  29. 29.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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