Worksheet online exercise for Grade 6 - Free Printable

Explanation:
Let’s go through each clue one by one and match it to the correct planet in our solar system.

1. “This planet is called the ‘morning star’ or ‘evening star’?”
→ That’s Venus. It’s very bright and appears near the Sun at dawn or dusk, so ancient people called it the morning or evening star (though it’s not a star!).

2. “This planet has 2 moons and when we look at it in the sky it looks red.”
→ That’s Mars. It has two small moons: Phobos and Deimos. Its surface has iron oxide (rust), making it look reddish.

3. “The ‘Olympic Mons’ volcano is located on this planet.”
→ Actually, it's Olympus Mons (not “Olympic Mons”), and it’s on Mars — the largest volcano in the solar system.

4. “This planet is counted as the largest planet in the solar system?”
→ That’s Jupiter. It’s a gas giant and bigger than all other planets combined.

5. “This planet has just the right conditions for life, it is not too hot not too cold.”
→ That’s Earth — our home! It’s in the “Goldilocks zone” where liquid water can exist.

6. “This planet has the hottest surface temperature of all the planets in the solar system?”
→ That’s Venus, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun. Venus has a thick CO₂ atmosphere that traps heat (runaway greenhouse effect), making its surface ~467°C.

7. “The nearest planet to the Sun in the solar system!”
→ That’s Mercury.

8. “The farthest planet to the Sun in the solar system!”
→ Since Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet, the farthest *planet* is Neptune.

9. “The giant red spot planet in the solar system!”
→ That’s Jupiter. The Great Red Spot is a huge storm that’s been raging for centuries.

10. “The 3rd largest planet that looks like a smooth, bluish-green beach ball!”
→ Let’s list planet sizes (by diameter):
1. Jupiter
2. Saturn
3. Uranus
4. Neptune
Uranus is the 3rd largest and has a pale blue-green color due to methane in its atmosphere — like a smooth beach ball! So answer: Uranus.

11. “This planet cannot be seen with the naked eyes and has the highest wind speed recorded on any planet in the solar system?”
→ That’s Neptune. It’s too dim to see without a telescope (average magnitude ~7.8). Winds on Neptune reach over 2,100 km/h — the fastest in the solar system.

Now let’s compile the answers in order:

1. Venus
2. Mars
3. Mars
4. Jupiter
5. Earth
6. Venus
7. Mercury
8. Neptune
9. Jupiter
10. Uranus
11. Neptune

Final Answer:
1. Venus
2. Mars
3. Mars
4. Jupiter
5. Earth
6. Venus
7. Mercury
8. Neptune
9. Jupiter
10. Uranus
11. Neptune