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Planets Worksheet

This physics worksheet contains questions about the planets and other objects in our solar system. It asks students to identify how many planets and dwarf planets there are, which objects are closest and farthest from the sun, which planets have moons or rings, and physical properties of each planet like size, temperature, and year length. Additional questions cover details about asteroids, the sun, and specifics about planets like their surfaces, masses, and rotations.

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Planets Worksheet

This physics worksheet contains questions about the planets and other objects in our solar system. It asks students to identify how many planets and dwarf planets there are, which objects are closest and farthest from the sun, which planets have moons or rings, and physical properties of each planet like size, temperature, and year length. Additional questions cover details about asteroids, the sun, and specifics about planets like their surfaces, masses, and rotations.

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Grade 9.

Physics worksheet:
Date;__________

1. How many planets and dwarf planets are in our Solar System? 8 planets and 5 dwarf planets

2. Which planet (or dwarf planet) is closest to the Sun? Mecury

3. Which planet (or dwarf planet) is the farthest from the Sun? Pluto

4. Which planet has prominent, beautiful rings? Saturn


With moons: Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptu
5. explain which planets have moons and which planets don’tWithout: Mercury and Venus

6. Which planet has the shortest year? Mercury

7. Which planet is the largest? Jupiter

8. Which planet is the hottest? Venus

9. What are asteroids made of? They are primarily composed of various types of rock and metal

10. Which star is closest to us? The sun

Use the section on the planets to answer the following questions.

1. From Earth, when can we see Mercury?_________________


Yes

2. Which planet is the hottest?_______________________


Venus

3. Which planet is closest to the Earth? ________________


Venus

4. Is Earth the densest planet in our Solar System? _______________


No
Yes
5. Is there any water on the surface of Mars? ________________
Yes
6. Does Jupiter have any orbiting rings? ______________

7. Saturn is about 95 times more massive than the Earth. Explain how a person’s weight would change if
he should move from earth to Saturn. If a person were to move from Earth to Saturn, their weight would change due to th
in gravitational pull between the two planets
8. Unlike other planets, Uranus rotates on its side. Describe the effect it has on the planet versus spinning
on its axis. Uranus is unique among the planets in our Solar System because it rotates on its side, with its axis of rotation tilted at an a
relative to its orbit around the Sun. This extreme axial tilt has several effects on the planet.

9. Is Neptune a gas giant? ________________


Yes

10. When was Pluto discovered? ______________________


February 18, 1930
11. Why isn't Pluto considered a planet anymore?

12. Which is the coldest planet in our solar system?


13. Describe the asteroid belt

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