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Investigating the

Solar System

This Workbook belongs to:

___Teachers Version___


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Our Local Star: The SunOur Local Star: The Sun

Name of Star:

Draw and Color

your own Sun in the

blank box

Interesting Facts

1. _______The Sun is at the center of_______

____________the Solar System____________

______________________________________

2. __________The Sun is 4.6______________

____________billion years old_____________

______________________________________

3. _________The Sun is the biggest_________

_________thing in our Solar System________

______________________________________

4. _________The Sun is a Star____________

_____________not a planet_______________

______________________________________

5. _____The planets formed as a result_______

_____of the formation of the Sun ______

__________________________________

______________THE SUN____________

Name of Star:

Draw and Color

your own Sun in the

blank box

Interesting Facts

1. _______The Sun is at the center of_______

____________the Solar System____________

______________________________________

2. __________The Sun is 4.6______________

____________billion years old_____________

______________________________________

3. _________The Sun is the biggest_________

_________thing in our Solar System________

______________________________________

4. _________The Sun is a Star____________

_____________not a planet_______________

______________________________________

5. _____The planets formed as a result_______

_____of the formation of the Sun ______

__________________________________

______________THE SUN____________


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Planet #1

Location in The Solar S stem

Name of Planet:

Guide to Coloring the Planet

Look at the planet as having a left side

and a right side. Color the small

circles on the left side white. Thencolor the larger shapes on the right

side dark gray. Finally, color the rest

of the planet gray.

What planet is this?

_______________Mercury___________

Interesting Facts

1. _______Mercury is the closest____________

___________planet to the Sun______________

_______________________________________

2. ________Mercury is the second___________

___________smallest planet________________

_______________________________________

3. _Mercury is covered by craters and it is the__

_____only planet without an atmosphere______

_______________________________________

4. _______Mercury has the shortest__________

_________orbit in our Solar System__________

NOTE: Tell the students to write the orbitalperiod of this planet on the orbital periods

worksheet at the end of this packet.

5. ___1 day on Mercury is longer than its_____

_______year. In fact, it equals 2 years________


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Planet #2

Interesting Facts...1. _Venus is the hottest planet in our Solar System____________________________________

2. _Venus is covered with volcanoes and lava flows___________________________________

3. _The atmosphere on Venus is so thick that a light breeze can blow rocks around!__________

4. _Venus is the closest planet to Earth_____________________________________________

5. _Venus is almost the same size as Earth__________________________________________NOTE: Remember to give the students the orbital period of this planet and have them write


Remember, if we were to see

this planet in the night sky it

would be white, but if wewere on the surface, it would

be yellowish-brown. You are

going to color this planet, as if

we were on the surface.

Think of this planet as having3 parts: The outside edge, the

middle, and then the rest ofthe planet. Color the outsideedge light yellow. Color the

middle dark brown. Finally,

color the rest of the planet antancolor.

What planet is this? ____


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Planet #3


Name of Planet:


This planet should look familiar. It has

two parts: the land and the sea. The land

Shapes are marked with the number 1and the sea is marked by the number 2.

Color the land green and the sea blue.


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__________________Earth__________________

Interesting Facts

1. ______Earth is the largest of the___________

___________terrestrial planets______________

_______________________________________

2. _____Earth is the only place that__________

____supports life, that we know of so far______

_______________________________________

3. _______More than 2/3 of the Earths_______

_________surface is covered by water________

_______________________________________

4. ___Earth makes one rotation in 24 hrs___

_______and 24 hrs. equal one day.__________

_______________________________________

5. ___Earth makes one orbit in 365 days______

______and 356 days equals 1 year.__________Note: Remember to have the students write the

orbital period on their orbital period worksheet.


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Planet #4


Name of Planet:


Think of this planet as having a left andright side. Color circles on the left side

whiteand color the shapes on the right

side black. Then color the rest of the

planet a reddish-brown color.


Note: Remember to have the students

write the orbital period for this planet

on their orbital period worksheet

_________Mars__________

Interesting Facts

1. __________Mars has been visited_________

________________the most________________

_______________________________________

2. _________Mars has evidence of___________

____________ancient oceans on it__________

_______________________________________

3. _________Mars is known as the___________

_______Red Planetbecause it is rusted______

_______________________________________

4. ___________Mars is the most____________

____________Earthlike planet____________

_______________________________________

5. _____Mars has the largest volcano_________

____in the Solar System, it is called________

_________Olympus Mons________________


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Planet #5


Color this planet by thenumbers on the rows:

Row 1: Light BrownRow 2: Peach

Row 3:TanRow 4: Golden Yellow

Row 5: Light Brown

Row 6: PeachRow 7: Light Brown

*Row 8: Color the center red,The circle outside light brownand the rest of the row tanRow 9: Peach

Row 10: Light Brown


Interesting Facts...

1. __Jupiter is the biggest planet in the Solar System__________________________________

2. __Jupiters red spot is a storm that is two times bigger than Earth______________________

3. __Jupiter has four big moons and many small ones_________________________________

4. __Jupiter makes one rotation in under ten hours____________________________________

5. __Jupiter takes 12 years to make 1 orbit around the Sun______________________________Note: Remember to have the students write the orbital period for this planet on thei

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Planet #6


Name of Planet:


Color this planet according to the

numbers found on the rows.

Row 1: Tan

Row 2: Yellow

Row 3: Light Brown

Row 4: Tan

Row 5: Light Brown

Row 6: Tan

Row 7: Light Brown

Color the remaining small rows yellow


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________________Saturn__________

Interesting Facts

1. _______Saturn is the second______________

_____largest planet in the Solar System_______

_______________________________________

2._______Saturn has a moon with____________

_________an atmosphere, Titan_____________

_______________________________________

3. ______Saturn is so light, if it were_________

_______dumped in water it would float_______

_______________________________________

4. _______Saturns rings are made___________

_________of chunks of rock and ice__________

_______________________________________

5. ________Saturns day is 10 hrs____________

_________and 40 minutes_(Rotation)_________Note: Remember to have the students write the

orbital period for this planet on their orbital

period worksheet


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Name of Planet:

Planet #7

Interesting Facts

1. ____Uranus has a thick atmosphere, but_____

_________no visible cloud features___________

_______________________________________

2. _________Uranus has 27 moons___________

_______________________________________

3. ________Uranus is the only planet_________

____________to rotate on its side____________

_______________________________________

4. _______Winter and Summer last__________

__________21 years on Uranus______________

_______________________________________

5. _____It takes Uranus 84 Earth years________

______to make one orbit around the Sun_______Note: Remember to have the students write the


period worksheet

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_____________Uranus______________


Color this planet by the numbers on the

rows.

Row 1: Lime GreenRow 2: Light Green

Row 3: Light Green

Row 4: Blue GreenRow 5: Blue Green

Row 6: Blue Green



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Planet #8


Color this planet by the

number or letter on the row:

Row 1: Dark Blue

Row 2: Light Blue

Letter A: Dark BlueRow 3: Sky Blue

Row 4: BlueRow 5: Dark Blue


Interesting Facts...

1. __Neptune is the last of the Gas Giants___________________________________________

2. __Neptune has 13 known moons________________________________________________

3. __Neptune has some of the fastest wind speeds, with winds over 1,000 miles per hour______

4. __Neptune has dark storms and giant hurricanes____________________________________

5. __It takes Neptune 176 Earth years to make one orbit around the Sun___________________

Note: Remember to have the students write the orbital period for this planet on thei

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Name of Planet:

Planet #9


Because we know so little about thisplanet we dont know the actual color.

But since we know this planet is a

giant ball of ice- color it

gray and purple.


________Pluto________

Interesting Facts

1. _________Pluto is the smallest___________

_________planet in our Solar System_________

_______________________________________

2. ______Pluto has never been visited_________

_______________________________________

3. __Pluto is the furthest planet from the Sun,___

_____so it has the longest orbital period______NOTE: Remember to have the students write the


period worksheet and ask them to answer the

question at the end of their sheet.

4. ____Pluto is neither a terrestrial planet______

_____________nor a gas giant______________

5. _____Pluto is known as a double planet_____

_______because it is almost the same______

________size as its moon, Charon___________


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ORBITAL PERIODS

Directions: On the lines below, write the length of the orbital period for each planet. Be sure write your answer in the correct units (see example below).

Mercury: ____88 Earth days_________________________________________________

Venus: ____ 225 Earth days________________________________________________

Earth: ___ 365 Earth days ________________________________________________

Mars: ____687 Earth days________________________________________________

Jupiter: ____12 Earth years_________________________________________________

Saturn: ____29 Earth years_________________________________________________

Uranus: ____ 84 Earth years_________________________________________________

Neptune: ____176 Earth years________________________________________________

Pluto: ____248 Earth years________________________________________________

After looking at the orbital periods for each planet, what conclusion can you make about thelengths of the orbital paths and the distance a planet is from the Sun?

_____We are hoping students can conclude that the further a planet is_________________

_____from the Sun, the longer it will take to complete one orbit because_________________

_____it has a longer orbital path to follow.________________________________________


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Nam e: ______Teachers Guide__

Understanding Keplers Laws of Planetary Motion

Directions: Look at your choices carefully and write the correct answer in the blank provided.

1. Keplers first law says that planets travel in a _______Elliptical___ __ __ pa th arou nd the su n.

2. The diagrams below show M ars in orbit around the Sun.

a. Put an X where M ars is closest to the Sunb. Put an X where Mars receives the strongest gravitational pull from the Sun.

c. Put an X where Mars is moving fastest in its orbit.

Circular Elliptical

or or

Rectangular

Choices:

Mars

Mars

Mars

X

X

X

The Sun

The Sun

The Sun

A.

B.

C.

After looking at your answers for the diagrams above, w hat can you say about Keplers second

law?

The closer planet (in this case Ma rs) gets to the Sun -- the faster it will move. Essentially,

Keplers second law shows us that a planet will receive the strongest gravitational pull from

the Sun when its closest to the sun, so as a result will move faster in its orbital path when

closest to the Sun.


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Not to Scale

Mercury

JupiterThe Sun

Not to Scale

Earth

JupiterThe Sun

Jupiter is further away from the Sun so it has a longer orbital path to follow than Mercury.

In addition to having a longer orbital path, because Jupiter it is further away from the Sun

it receives a weaker gravitational pull from the Sun causing it to move slower.

3. Why will Jupiter take much longer to orbit the Sun than Mercury? (Look at the diagram

below for help)

4. Carefully look at the diagram below. Use the diagram to help you circle the correct answer:

NOTE: It takes Earth one year to revolve completely around the Sun, and it takes Jupiter 12

years because it is much farther from the Sun (see previous question). Since Earth and

Jupiter are on opposite sides of the Sun in the diagram, it will take less than a year for Earth

to catch up and pass Jupiter. If the diagram showed Earth and Jupiter aligned to begin with,

Based on the position of Earth in the diagram, how long would it take Earth to

pass Jupiter?

a. Less than one year

then it would take more than one year for Earth to pass it because when Earth returned to the

same spot one year later, Jupiter will have shifted some (about 1/12thof a revolution),

requiring Earth to travel a bit further to catch up.

b. Every year

c. More than one year


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How well have you learned about our Solar S

Directions: Write the name of each planet on the correct line in the diagram

Sun

1. ___Mercury__ 3. ___Earth__ 5.____Jupiter___ 7. ___Uran

2. ____Venus_____ 4. ______Mars____ 6.___Saturn______

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Name: ______Teachers Guide___________

Date: ______________________________

How well have you learned about our Solar System?

1. What are the two different TYPES of planets in our Solar System?

There are two types of planets in our Solar System, the first 4 are

called the rock or terrestrial planets and the next four are called the

gas giants. Pluto is the only planet does not fall into either category.

orbit2. The path a planet travels around the sun is called a ________ __________.

3. What is it called when a planet spins on its axis?

_____When a planet spins on its axis, it is rotating________________________

4. Which planet completes its orbit in the shortest amount of time: Mercury or Pluto?

_____Mercury____________________________________________________

Whydoes this planet complete its orbit in the shortest amount of time?

____Mercury completes its orbit in the shortest amount of time because it is closer to

the Sun than Pluto and as a result has a shorter distance to travel_____________.


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Multiple Choice:

5. What is at the center of our Solar System?

a. Mercuryb. Mars

c. The Sund. Pluto

6. What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

a. Earth

b. Venus c. Saturnd. The Sun

7. Which planet rotates on its side?

a. Uranusb. Jupiterc. Mercuryd. Mars

8. What is the biggest planet in the Solar System?

a. Venusb. Uranus

c. Jupiterd. Earth

9. What planet would float if you put it in water?

a. Venus

b. Marsc. Saturnd. Uranus

10. What is the biggest rock planet?

a. Mercury

b. Earthc. Saturnd. Pluto


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11. What planet has a surface that most resembles the moon?

a. Jupiterb. Mercuryc. Plutod. Neptune

12. Which planet has a Great Red Spot?

a. Jupiterb. Earthc. Neptune

d. Mercury

13. What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

a. Venusb. Mercury

c. Plutod. Saturn


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