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Our Solar System Worksheet

You are a space science cadet investigating our Solar System. Use the facts and questions on this sheet to solve each mission. Remember: planets orbit the Sun, and the Solar System includes much more than planets.

Mission 1: Planet patrol

Use your science knowledge to answer the questions.

1.Write the eight planets in order, starting with the planet closest to the Sun and ending with the farthest.
2.Which four planets are the inner, rocky planets? Select all that apply.
  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Earth
  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Uranus
  • Neptune
3.Name the four giant planets in our Solar System.
4.True or false? Earth takes about one year to orbit the Sun, while it takes about one day to rotate once on its axis.
TrueFalse

Mission 2: Sun and shadows

The Sun is a star at the centre of our Solar System. It gives Earth light and heat. Earth’s spin causes day and night.

5.Fill both gaps: The Sun is a that gives Earth and .
6.A student says, “The Sun moves around Earth once each day, making day and night.” Explain what actually causes day and night.
7.Which part of Earth is experiencing daylight: the side facing the Sun or the side turned away?
  • The side facing the Sun
  • The side turned away from the Sun

Mission 3: Space clues

Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun. A moon is a natural object that orbits a planet.

8.Between which two planets is the main asteroid belt found?
9.Match each planet in the left-hand list to its natural moon in the right-hand list.
  • Earth
  • Saturn
  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Titan
  • Europa
  • Phobos
  • The Moon
10.Write a two-sentence message for a younger space cadet. Include one accurate fact about a planet and explain one way Earth’s movement affects us.

2 printable pages

  • Our Solar System Worksheet, page 1 of 2: Mission 1: Planet patrol

    Page 1

  • Our Solar System Worksheet, page 2 of 2: Mission 2: Sun and shadows, Mission 3: Space clues

    Page 2

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