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Solar System Labeling Worksheet

A space probe is sending back clues about our Solar System. Use your knowledge of planet order and the facts below to label the planets and solve the mission questions. The planets’ sizes and distances are not to scale.

Label the planets

Write the eight planet names in order from the Sun: 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________

1.Which planet is closest to the Sun?
2.Write the name of the planet in each position in the planet order: 2, 3, 4 and 5.
3.Write the name of the planet in each position in the planet order: 6, 7 and 8.

Crack the space clues

Use these facts: Mars is often called the Red Planet. Jupiter is the largest planet. Saturn is famous for its rings. Earth has liquid water on its surface and is the planet we live on. The four planets nearest the Sun—Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars—are rocky planets.

4.The probe spots a rocky planet known as the Red Planet. Which planet has it found?
  • Venus
  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Neptune
5.Which planet is the largest in the Solar System?
6.True or false: Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
TrueFalse
7.Complete the sentence: Saturn is well known for its beautiful .
8.Which four planets are rocky planets nearest to the Sun? Write them in order.
9.A space traveller says, “After Saturn, the next two planets are Uranus and Neptune.” Is the traveller correct? Explain using the planet order.
10.Imagine you could send a small probe to one planet other than Earth. Name the planet and give one reason for choosing it.

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  • Solar System Labeling Worksheet, page 1 of 2: Label the planets, Crack the space clues

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  • Solar System Labeling Worksheet, page 2 of 2: 6. True or false: Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

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