THE INNER PLANETS Worksheet Name

The four planets closest to the sun are called the

“Inner Planets”.

They are between the sun and the asteroid belt.

A. Find the answers to the following questions. Write them on the lines provided.

1. Why are the four inner planets also known as terrestrial planets?

They are known as terrestrial planets because they are made of .

2. Which planet is very hot on one side and very cold on the other?

3. Why is it hot on one side and cold on the other?

It’s hot on one side and cold on the other because the hot side always

4. What is a satellite?

A satellite is something that a planet or larger object.

5. Some satellites are natural and some are - .

6. Earth has one natural satellite. It is the .

7. How many natural satellites does Mars have? Mars has satellites. They
are tiny.

8. Which planet is almost the same size as the Earth?

9. Which planet is mostly covered with water?

10. Mars is between the Earth and the .

 B. Color the circles beside the correct answers.

1. The fastest planet. 6. A gray planet.

O A. Venus O A. Venus
O B. Mars O O B. Mars O
C. Earth O D. C. Earth O D.
Mercury Mercury
2. The hottest planet. 7. The evening star or the morning star.
O A. Venus O A. Venus
O B. Mars O O B. Mars O
C. Earth O D. C. Earth O D.
Mercury Mercury
3. The smallest planet. 8. The only planet with animals living on it.
O A. Venus O A. Venus
O B. Mars O O B. Mars O
C. Earth O D. C. Earth O D.
Mercury Mercury
4. The Red Planet. 9. The planet closest to the sun.
O A. Venus O A. Venus
O B. Mars O O B. Mars O
C. Earth O D. C. Earth O D.
Mercury Mercury
5. The Blue Planet. 10. The inner planets in correct order from the sun.
O A. Venus O A. Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury
O B. Mars O O B. Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus
C. Earth O D. O C. Earth, Mercury, Mars, Venus
Mercury
O D. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
THE INNER PLANETS ANSWERS

The four planets closest to the sun are called the

“Inner Planets”.

They are between the sun and the asteroid belt.

A. Find the answers to the following questions. Write them on the lines provided.

1. Why are the four inner planets also known as terrestrial

planets?
rocks .
They are known as terrestrial planets because they are made of

2. Which planet is very hot on one side and very cold on the Mercury
other?

3. Why is it hot on one side and cold on the other?

It’s hot on one side and cold on the other because the hot side always

faces the sun (accept any reasonable explanation) .

4. What is a satellite?

A satellite is something that orbits / revolves around a planet or larger object.

5. Some satellites are natural and some

man_- made .
are

6. Earth has one natural satellite. It is

moon .
the

7. How many natural satellites does Mars have? Mars has _2_satellites. They are tiny.

8. Which planet is almost the same size as the Earth?

Venus

9. Which planet is mostly covered with water?

the Earth / Earth

10. Mars is between the Earth and the

B. Color the circles beside the correct answers.
Asteroid _Belt .
THE INNER PLANETS ANSWERS
1. The fastest planet. 6. A gray planet.
O A. Venus O A. Venus
O B. Mars O O B. Mars O
C. Earth C. Earth
● D. Mercury ● D. Mercury
2. The hottest planet. 7. The evening star or the morning star.
● A. Venus ● A. Venus
O B. Mars O O B. Mars O
C. Earth O D. C. Earth O D.
Mercury Mercury
3. The smallest planet. 8. The only planet with animals living on it.
O A. Venus O A. Venus
O B. Mars O O B. Mars
C. Earth
● D. Mercury
● C. Earth
O D. Mercury
4. The Red Planet.
O A. Venus 9. The planet closest to the sun.

● B. Mars O A. Venus
O C. Earth O B. Mars O
C. Earth
O D. Mercury ● D. Mercury
5. The Blue Planet.
10. The inner planets in correct order from the sun.
O A. Venus O A. Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury
O B. Mars O B. Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus
● C. Earth O C. Earth, Mercury, Mars, Venus
O D. Mercury ● D. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
B. Color the circles beside the correct answers.

The four planets after the Asteroid Belt are called the
“Outer Planets”.

They are made of gas and are bigger than the inner
planets, so they are also known as “The Gas
Giants”.

A. Find the answers to the following questions. Write them on the lines provided.

1. Why are the four outer planets also known as the gas giants?

They are known as the gas giants because they are made of and they are
larger than the inner planets.

2. Each of the gas giants has several natural .

3. What is the large red dot on Jupiter? It is a .

4. Saturn has around it.

5. They are made of and .

6. Which gas giant has the most satellites?

7. How many satellites does it have? It has more than satellites.

8. Neptune’s satellites are made of chunks of rocks.

9. Uranus and Neptune are very cold and are known as “ giants”.

10. Since the gas giants are made of gas, could we fly straight through them?
THE OUTER PLANETS Worksheet Name

1. The largest planet. 6. The planet that has more than 20 satellites.
O A. Neptune O A. Neptune
O B. Jupiter O O B. Jupiter O
C. Uranus O D. C. Uranus O D.
Saturn Saturn
2. The coldest planet. 7. & 8. TWO of the planets that are blue or blue-
O A. Neptune green.

O B. Jupiter O O A. Neptune
C. Uranus O D. O B. Jupiter O
Saturn C. Uranus O D.
Saturn
3. The planet farthest from the sun.
O A. Neptune
O B. Jupiter O
C. Uranus O D. 9. The gas giant closest to the Asteroid Belt.
Saturn
O A. Neptune
4. The planet that spins on its side.
O B. Jupiter O
O A. Neptune C. Uranus O D.
O B. Jupiter O Saturn
C. Uranus O D. 10. The outer planets in correct order from the sun.
Saturn
O A. Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter
5. The planet that has14 satellites.
O B. Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn
O A. Neptune O C. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
O B. Jupiter O O D. Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
C. Uranus O D.
Saturn
B. Color the circles beside the correct answers.

The four planets after the Asteroid Belt are called the
“Outer Planets”.

They are made of gas and are bigger than the inner
planets, so they are also known as “The Gas
Giants”.

A. Find the answers to the following questions. Write them on the lines provided.

1. Why are the four outer planets also known as the gas giants?

They are known as the gas giants because they are made of _gas and they are
larger than the inner planets.

2. Each of the gas giants has several natural

satellites .
3. What is the large red dot on Jupiter? It is
storm .
a

4. Saturn has
rings around it.

5. They are made

rock and _ice_.
of
s

6. Which gas giant has the most

Jupiter
satellites?

7. How many satellites does it have? It has more than 65 satellites.

8. Neptune’s satellites are made of _icy_ chunks of rocks.

9. Uranus and Neptune are very cold and are known as

ice_ giants”.
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THE OUTER PLANETS ANSWERS
10. Since the gas giants are made of gas, could we fly straight through them? No
B. Color the circles beside the correct answers.

1. The largest planet. 6. The planet that has more than 20 satellites.
O A. Neptune O A. Neptune
● B. Jupiter O B. Jupiter
O C. Uranus ● C. Uranus
O D. Saturn O D. Saturn
2. The coldest planet. 7. & 8. TWO of the planets that are blue or blue-
O A. Neptune green.

O B. Jupiter ● A. Neptune
● C. Uranus O B. Jupiter
O D. Saturn ● C. Uranus
O D. Saturn
3. The planet farthest from the sun.
● A. Neptune
O B. Jupiter
O C. Uranus
O D. Saturn 9. The gas giant closest to the Asteroid Belt.
O A. Neptune
4. The planet that spins on its side.
● B. Jupiter
O A. Neptune
O C. Uranus
O B. Jupiter
● C. Uranus O D. Saturn
O D. Saturn 10. The outer planets in correct order from the sun.

5. The planet that has14 satellites.

O A. Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter
● A. Neptune O B. Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn
O B. Jupiter ● C. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
O C. Uranus O D. Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
O D. Saturn