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 B. Mars O C. Earth O C. Earth O D. Mercury O D. Mercury 2. The hottest planet. 7. The evening star or the morning star. O A. Venus O A. Venus O B. Mars O B. Mars O C. Earth O C. Earth O D. Mercury O D. Mercury 3. The smallest planet. 8. The only planet with animals living on it. O A. Venus O A. Venus O B. Mars O B. Mars O C. Earth O C. Earth O D. Mercury O D. Mercury 4. The Red Planet. 9. The planet closest to the sun. O A. Venus O A. Venus O B. Mars O B. Mars O C. Earth O C. Earth O D. Mercury O 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 O C. Earth O C. Earth, Mercury, Mars, Venus O D. 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? They are known as terrestrial planets because they are made of __rocks__. 2. Which planet is very hot on one side and very cold on the other? ___Mercury___ 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 are __man_-__made__. 6. Earth has one natural satellite. It is the __moon__. 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 ____Asteroid____ _Belt__. 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 B. Mars O C. Earth O 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 B. Mars O C. Earth O C. Earth O D. Mercury O D. Mercury 3. The smallest planet. 8. The only planet with animals living on it. O A. Venus O A. Venus O B. Mars O B. Mars O C. Earth ● C. Earth ● D. Mercury O D. Mercury 4. The Red Planet. 9. The planet closest to the sun. O A. Venus O A. Venus ● B. Mars O B. Mars O C. Earth 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 THE OUTER PLANETS Worksheet Name __________________________ 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? ________ 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 O B. Jupiter O B. Jupiter O C. Uranus O C. Uranus O D. Saturn O D. Saturn 2. The coldest planet. 7. & 8. TWO of the planets that are blue or blue- green. O A. Neptune O A. Neptune O B. Jupiter O B. Jupiter O C. Uranus O C. Uranus O D. Saturn O D. Saturn 3. The planet farthest from the sun. O A. Neptune O B. Jupiter O C. Uranus 9. The gas giant closest to the Asteroid Belt. A. Neptune O D. Saturn O O B. Jupiter 4. The planet that spins on its side. O C. Uranus O A. Neptune D. Saturn B. Jupiter O O O C. Uranus 10. The outer planets in correct order from the sun. A. Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter O D. Saturn O O B. Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn 5. The planet that has14 satellites. O C. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune O A. Neptune O D. Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune O B. Jupiter O C. Uranus O D. Saturn THE OUTER PLANETS 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 a ____storm___. 4. Saturn has ___rings__ around it. 5. They are made of __rocks__ and _ice_. 6. Which gas giant has the most satellites? ___Jupiter___ 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”. 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- green. O A. Neptune ● A. Neptune O B. Jupiter O B. Jupiter ● C. Uranus ● C. Uranus O D. Saturn O D. Saturn 3. The planet farthest from the sun. ● A. Neptune B. Jupiter O O C. Uranus 9. The gas giant closest to the Asteroid Belt. O D. Saturn A. Neptune O 4. The planet that spins on its side. ● B. Jupiter O A. Neptune O C. Uranus O B. Jupiter O D. Saturn ● C. Uranus 10. The outer planets in correct order from the sun. O D. Saturn A. Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter O 5. The planet that has14 satellites. O B. Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn ● A. Neptune ● C. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune O B. Jupiter O D. Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune O C. Uranus O D. Saturn .