Fill in the worksheet as you watch the video:
1. The solar system is the , and the group of and that it.
2. The Sun is at the of our solar system.
3. and other bodies like and orbit, or , the Sun.
4. The Sun is a .
a. A star is a body of hot that makes its own and .
b. You could fit over Earths the Sun!
c. The Sun is just a - star.
*** The Sun is about 150 million miles away
5. There are planets in the inner solar system.
a. They are mostly and have . Some even have
and .
6. Mercury is the planet to the Sun and it , or spins around, very slowly.
a. The side that faces the gets really , and the side that faces
gets really !
7. Venus is the planet from the Sun.
a. It has clouds that - a lot of heat.
b. Venus is actually the of all the planets!
8. Earth is the planet we . We call it the planet because there’s so much water.
a. Earth is the perfect distance from the Sun for plants and animals to survive.
b. Earth has moon and it our planet.
9. Mars is called the “ ” because it has reddish .
10. The planets and bodies in the solar system are because they’re from
the Sun.
a. , , , and are called giants
because they are large and made mostly of .
11. Jupiter is the planet in our solar system.
a. There’s a gigantic, powerful storm there called the . The
storm has lasted over years!
12. Saturn is the largest planet. It’s easy to recognize because of all the .
a. The rings are made of , , and .
13. Uranus is a planet that has rings.
a. Most planets kind of like a , but Uranus spins on its , like a rolling
ball
14. Neptune also has rings, and there’s a big storm called the , kind
of like Jupiter’s.
15. For a long time, people thought Pluto was the planet of our solar system.
a. But, Pluto is much than the other planets…
b. Its orbit around the Sun is from other planets’ orbits.
c. Pluto is now considered a planet, which is different from a planet.
