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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 999 · 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 Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  4. 4.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  8. 8.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Venus
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Mars
  35. 35.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a star
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  38. 38.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

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

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