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Name
Our Solar System
Learn basic facts about the solar system.
Use the word bank to fill in the blanks.
The
is the center of the solar system. It is the closest
The planet closest to the sun is
mostly of iron.
.
. Mercury is a heavy planet made
is the second planet from the sun. This planet
has very thick clouds. Earth is the
only planet that has
planet from the sun. Earth is the
on it, as far as we know.
is known
as the “Red Planet” and has always interested scientists. Mars has two
The
is in between the inner and outer planets. The largest planet in
our solar system is
and it has faint
largest gas giant is
. The second
and it is the lightest planet we know of.
spins on its side and is called the “ice giant” because it is so cold.
The smallest of the four gas giants is
moons.
. It has six rings and 13
is smaller than 7 moons in the solar system. It is
classified as a
planet.
Word Bank
Earth
Asteroid Belt
Uranus
Mars
Saturn
Pluto
star
third
sun
Neptune
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
life
moons
rings
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Answer Key
Name
Our Solar System
Learn basic facts about the solar system.
Use the word bank to fill in the blanks.
sun
The
star
is the center of the solar system. It is the closest
The planet closest to the sun is
mostly of iron.
Mercury . Mercury is a heavy planet made
is the second planet from the sun. This planet
Venus
has very thick clouds. Earth is the
life
only planet that has
.
third
planet from the sun. Earth is the
on it, as far as we know.
Mars
as the “Red Planet” and has always interested scientists. Mars has two
is known
moons
The Asteroid Belt is in between the inner and outer planets. The largest planet in
our solar system is
Jupiter
largest gas giant is
Saturn
and it has faint
. The second
and it is the lightest planet we know of.
spins on its side and is called the “ice giant” because it is so cold.
Uranus
The smallest of the four gas giants is
moons.
rings
Pluto
classified as a
Neptune
. It has six rings and 13
is smaller than 7 moons in the solar system. It is
dwarf
planet.
Word Bank
Earth
Asteroid Belt
Uranus
Mars
Saturn
Pluto
star
third
sun
Neptune
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
life
moons
rings
Copyright © 2011 Savetz Publishing Inc. • www.InstantWorksheets.net
.