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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 989 · 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 Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  9. 9.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  11. 11.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Venus
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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