Our Solar System Name Date Class Solar systems begin in the dust and gas clouds found in between the stars. The dust is composed of elements like iron and carbon. The gas clouds are composed of hydrogen and helium. These dusty clouds are called nebulae. Through a process, called accretion, dust particles formed larger bodies that eventually became planetesimals. Close to the Sun, rocky planetesimals grew by accretion to become the rocky planets. In the outer reaches of the solar system, gases like hydrogen and helium accreted to rocky cores forming planets called gas giants. Our solar system includes the Sun, planets, moons of planets, and other objects that revolve around the Sun. There are 8 known planets, plus a dwarf planet, Pluto. The planets are divided into two groups called inner and outer planets based on their distance from the Sun. Pluto Mercury VenusSign In or Sign Up to Saturn Please download Mars the printable version of this worksheet Earth Uranus Jupiter asteroid belt Neptune asteroid The asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids are small pieces of rock that orbit around the Sun. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to make copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathWorksheets.com Our Solar System Name Date Class A planet is a large body that revolves around the Sun in a path called an orbit. There are 8 known planets, plus a dwarf planet, Pluto. The planets are divided into two groups called inner and outer planets based on their distance from the Sun. The inner planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. The outer planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. C The Inner Planets - also known as the terrestrial planets or as rocky planets. The terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Color the plane Mercury is the smallest of the terrestrial planets. It has no atmosphere and no moon. Venus is referred to as “Earth’s twin” or “sister planet” because it has similar composition, gravity, and size to Earth. It has the densest atmosphere of the terrestrial planets consisting of carbon dioxide and clouds of sulfuric acid. Color the planets.Mercury Cut them o Mercury Venus Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest. Please Sign In or Sign Up to download Approximately 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. The Earth’s approximately 77% the atmosphere printable isversion of this worksheet nitrogen, 21% oxygen, with traces of argon, carbon dioxide and water. Color the planets. Cut them out. Mercury Venus Earth & Moon Mars has a very active volcanic history. There is growing evidence that there were large amounts of water on Mars at one time. Venus Earth & Moon Mars © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to make copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathWorksheets.com Mercury Venus Our Solar System Earth & Moon Color the planets. Cut them out. Name Date Class Mercury Venus Earth & Moon The Outer Planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - are also referred to as the gas giants or Jovian planets. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. It likely has a rocky core, but Jupiter is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium. Mercury Venus Earth & Moon Mars Jupiter Jupiter Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system. Scientists believe that it actually creates more heat itself than it receives from the Sun. It is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium. Jupiter Saturn Uranus is visible to the naked eye, but due to its distance from the Earth it was not recognized as Jupiter a planet until 1781. It was Copyright © NewPath Learning. A the first planet to be discovered the useUp of a telescope. Please Sign In with or Sign to download Saturn Uranus the printable version of this worksheet Saturn Copyright © NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Uranus Neptune is the gas giant furthest from the Sun. It has a rock and ice core surrounded by a large layer of ice and a layer of hydrogen and helium gas. The highest wind speeds in the Copyright © NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. solar system are on Neptune. Until 2006, Pluto was considered the 9th planet from the Sun. Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet in a region of the solar system called SaturnBelt. Uranus Neptune the Kuiper © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to make copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathWorksheets.com Copyright © NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Our Solar System Complete the correct terms in the corresponding oval. Name this graphic organizer by puttingClass Date Also give one fact about each item. Complete the graphic by putting the correct terms in the List: moons, galaxy, Sun,organizer Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, Asteroids, Planetesimals, Dwarf Planets, terrestrial planets, gas giants corresponding oval. Choose from the list below: moons, galaxies, Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, asteroids, plantesimals, dwarf planets, terrestrial planets, gas giants UNIVERSE SOLAR SYSTEM Inner Planets or ____________________ Outer Planets or _________________ Please Sign In or Sign Up to download the printable version of this worksheet © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to make copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathWorksheets.com Our Solar System Name Class Date Color the Solar System. Label the planets. Color the Solar System. Label the planets. asteroid Please Sign In or Sign Up to download the printable version of this worksheet © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to make copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathWorksheets.com Our Solar System Name Class Date the planets in order. Write a factabout abouteach each one. Name Name the planets in order. Write a fact one. 1. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Please Sign In or Sign Up to download 6. ________________________________________________ the printable version of this worksheet ________________________________________________ 7. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 8. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Copyright NewPath Learning.Permission All Rights Reserved. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All © Rights Reserved. is granted for the purchaser to make copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathWorksheets.com Our Solar System Complete the correct terms in the corresponding oval. Name this graphic organizer by puttingClass Date Also give one fact about each item. Answer Key Complete the graphic by putting the correct terms in the List: moons, galaxy, Sun,organizer Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, Asteroids, Planetesimals, Dwarf Planets, terrestrial planets, gas giants corresponding oval. Choose from the list below: moons, galaxies, Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, asteroids, plantesimals, dwarf planets, terrestrial planets, gas giants UNIVERSE galaxies SOLAR SYSTEM Sun moons plantesimals Inner Planets terrestrial planets or ____________________ asteroids Outer Planets gas giants or _________________ Please Sign In or Sign Up to download the printable version of this worksheet Mercury Mars Venus Earth Neptune Jupiter Uranus Saturn dwarf planets © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to make copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathWorksheets.com Our Solar System Name Date Class Mercury Mars Jupiter Uranus Neptune Color the Solar System. Label the planets. Saturn Color the Solar System. Label the planets. Venus Earth asteroid Please Sign In or Sign Up to download the printable version of this worksheet © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to make copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathWorksheets.com Our Solar System Name Class Key Answer Date the planets in order. Write a factabout abouteach each one. Name Name the planets in order. Write a fact one. Mercury. Open-ended. 1. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Venus. Open-ended. 2. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Earth. Open-ended. 3. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Mars. Open-ended. 4. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Jupiter. Open-ended. 5. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Please Sign In or Sign Up to download Saturn. Open-ended. 6. ________________________________________________ the printable version of this worksheet ________________________________________________ Uranus. Open-ended. 7. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Neptune. Open-ended. 8. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Copyright NewPath Learning.Permission All Rights Reserved. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All © Rights Reserved. is granted for the purchaser to make copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathWorksheets.com
