Solar System Worksheet

Our system of one star and eight planets was born about 4.6 billion years ago. All of the pieces

were created at the same time. Do you know the order of the planets? Here is a good way for

remembering it:

My Very Educated

Mother Just Served

Us Nachos

Find the names of the eight planets hidden in this table:

Complete the next wordsearch and then search their definitions

Look at the picture and complete the bodies of the solar system.

What are STARS?

Stars are the objects that heat and light the planets in a system. Throughout the universe, there are big ones, small ones, and different colored ones. The larger a star is, the hotter and more luminous it is. A star’s color is related to its surface temperature. The coolest, smallest, dimmest stars are red dwarfs. Hotter, medium-sized stars are yellow stars, and the hottest, largest, most luminous main-sequence stars are blue stars.

Look at the image and write the name and the characteristics of the star:

Name: __________________ Characteristics: ____________________________________________________

Name: __________________ Characteristics: ____________________________________________________

Name: ___________________

Characteristics: ____________________________________________________

A shooting “star” is not really a star!

What do you think it could be?

Circle the image of the cosmic object that we often believe is a “shooting” star.

Moon Planet Star

Meteor Sun