Let's solve the worksheet step by step:
1. Complete the order of the planets from the Sun:
Mercury, Venus,
Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and
Neptune.
2. The planets go around the Sun in define _______.
The planets go around the Sun in defined
orbits.
3. What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
The smallest planet in the Solar System is
Mercury.
4. What is the nearest planet to the Sun?
The nearest planet to the Sun is
Mercury.
5. What is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
The hottest planet in the Solar System is
Venus.
6. What is the 3rd planet in our Solar System?
The 3rd planet in our Solar System is
Earth.
7. True or False.
- Nearly the 50% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water.
True
- The Earth is also called the
blue planet.
True
- The Earth is the only planet on which known life exists.
True
- Mars is also called the
red planet.
True
- Jupiter is the smallest planet in our Solar System.
False (Jupiter is the largest planet.)
- Saturn is the 1st planet in our Solar System.
False (Saturn is the 6th planet.)
- Saturn has rings around it that are made of ice and dust.
True
8. What is the name of the 4th planet?
The name of the 4th planet is
Mars.
9. What is the name of the planet with a thick layer of gas?
The planet with a thick layer of gas is
Jupiter (or any of the gas giants: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune).
10. What is the name of the 8th planet?
The name of the 8th planet is
Neptune.
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Final Answers:
1. Mercury, Venus,
Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and
Neptune.
2. Orbits
3. Mercury
4. Mercury
5. Venus
6. Earth
7.
- True
- True
- True
- True
- False
- False
- True
8. Mars
9. Jupiter (or any gas giant)
10. Neptune
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