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Planets in
the Solar
System
Read the facts about the
solar system. Then answer Mercury
questions on the next page. This is the first planet closest to the
sun and the smallest in our solar
system.

Venus
Venus is the hottest planet
in the solar system. Earth
Earth’s atmosphere
protects us from
meteoroids and radiation
from the sun.

Mars
Mars, also known as the Red
Planet, has 2 moons called
Deimos and Phobos.
Jupiter
The Great Red Spot visible
on Jupiter is a storm that
has been going on for at
Saturn least 350 years. It is
massive enough to fit
Saturn has huge three Earth-sized planets
but thin rings, in it.
formed from
dust particles.

Uranus
Uranus has the lowest
temperature of all the
planets, with a minimum
Neptune atmospheric temperature
of -224°C.
One year on
Neptune is equal to
Fun Fact: Pluto is no longer
165 years on Earth.
considered a planet since 2006!
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Planets in
the Solar
System
Answer the following questions.

1. Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?

2. Which planet has rings that are not solid?

3. What is the temperature on Uranus like compared to other planets?

4. How many Earth years equate to one year on Neptune?

5. How big is Jupiter?

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Let's roll!
Instructions:

Make a cube and roll.

Describe the planet you

landed on.

Mercury

Venus

Saturn Neptune Jupiter

Uranus
 Instructions: Correctly label all the planets. The names of the planets are listed below.

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Saturn

Earth
Label the planets!
Neptune

Mars
Mercury
Venus

Jupiter
Uranus
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Space spelling
Mission
Fill in the missing letters.

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Moon R __ __ __ __

S h __ __ __ __ __
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A s __ __ __ __ __ __
__ d
b
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M e __ __ __ __ __
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Space
glossary
Let's learn more about space. Fill in
each blank with the most suitable word.

launch astronomer astronomy

spacecraft telescope satellite
astronaut solar system spacesuit
1. I see planets and moons in the solar system when I look
through the_____________,

2. I'd like to be an ______________ like Galileo Galilei

and study the planets and stars.

3. The _____________ was sent to space to orbit the

Earth and collect important data.

4. I would for sure become an ________________if it

weren't for my acrophobia.

5.How much energy is neeeded in order to _____________ a

rocket into space?

6. Mercury is the smallest planet in the _________

___________.

7. Everyone waved goodbye to the crew as the

___________blasted off into space.

8. Wearing a _____________ must be

uncomfortable. It looks heavy.

9. I have always wanted to study ___________

as I'm fascinated by outer space.
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Significant
Discoveries
of Galileo Galilei

Galileo improved on the original Dutch

Match the significant invention by grinding the lenses , which

discoveries. increased the magnifying factor by

thirty times . This innovation allowed

Galileo to make new empirical

Earth's Orbit
discoveries .

With the improvements in the

telescope , Galileo was the first to

Astronomical
observe the craters of the moon . He
Discoveries
also noted Jupiter ' s four largest

moons , the presence of sunspots , and

the different phases of the planet

The Law of Venus .

Falling Bodies

Galileo ' s observations about Jupiter ' s

moons and Venus ' phases paved the

way to discovering how Earth orbits

Improvement of around the sun , instead of the other

the telescope way around .

The distance traveled by a falling body

is directly proportional to the square

of the time it takes to fall .

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My Space Trip
Continue the adventurous space story below.
Start with the following sentence:

spaceship is out of contro

"My l!"

Draw what happened!