Name _______________________________________ Date___________
Per__
Solar System Facts worksheet
Directions: Use the data tables from your notes to answer the
following questions. Remember, there are only 8 “official” planets
now!
1. Which planet is 5th from the sun
________________________________
2. Which planet is furthest out from the sun _________________
3. Which planet is closest to the sun?
______________________________
4. Which planet has the longest revolutionary period?
________________
5. Which planet has a revolutionary period of 84 years?
_______________
6. Which planet takes the least amount of time to orbit the
sun? _____________________________________
7. Which planet is the largest? _____________________________
8. Which group of planets is on average larger, the inner
planets or the outer planets? _____________________
9. Is Earth larger or smaller than Mars? ________________________
10. Earth is more massive than what other planets?
_______________________________________________________
11. Which planet has the least amount of mass?
__________________
12. Which planets are the least massive on average, the outer
planets or the inner planets? ______________________
13. Which planet has a mass approximately 1/10th that of Earth?
_____________________________
14. Based on the mass of Mars compared to the mass of Earth,
would you weigh more or less on Mars than you weigh on
Earth?
15. Which planet is the most dense?
_____________________________
16. Which planet is least dense?
_________________________________
17. Which planet has a density closest to that of Earth?
_______________
18. Which planet has the rotational period closest to that of
Earth? _________________________________
19. Which planet’s day is equal to 243 earth days?
____________________
20. Which planet is the coldest?
___________________________________
21. Which planet is the warmest?
__________________________________
22. Which planet has an average temperature most similar to
that of Earth? ________________________________-
23. Venus is further away from the sun than Mercury, but Venus
has a higher average temperature… hypothesize on possible
reason for this
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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Name _______________________________________ Date___________
Per__
Solar System Facts worksheet
Directions: Use the data tables from your notes to answer the
following questions. Remember, there are only 8 “official” planets
now!
1. Which planet is 5th from the sun
________________________________
2. Which planet is furthest out from the sun _________________
3. Which planet is closest to the sun?
______________________________
4. Which planet has the longest revolutionary period?
________________
5. Which planet has a revolutionary period of 84 years?
_______________
6. Which planet takes the least amount of time to orbit the 23. Venus is further away from the sun than Mercury, but Venus
sun? _____________________________________ has a higher average temperature… hypothesize on possible
reason for this
7. Which planet is the largest? _____________________________
_____________________________________________________________
8. Which group of planets is on average larger, the inner _____________________________________________________________
planets or the outer planets? _____________________ _____________________________________________________________
9. Is Earth larger or smaller than Mars? ________________________
10. Earth is more massive than what other planets?
_______________________________________________________
11. Which planet has the least amount of mass?
__________________
12. Which planets are the least massive on average, the outer
planets or the inner planets? ______________________
13. Which planet has a mass approximately 1/10th that of Earth?
_____________________________
14. Based on the mass of Mars compared to the mass of Earth,
would you weigh more or less on Mars than you weigh on
Earth?
15. Which planet is the most dense?
_____________________________
16. Which planet is least dense?
_________________________________
17. Which planet has a density closest to that of Earth?
_______________
18. Which planet has the rotational period closest to that of
Earth? _________________________________
19. Which planet’s day is equal to 243 earth days?
____________________
20. Which planet is the coldest?
___________________________________
21. Which planet is the warmest?
__________________________________
22. Which planet has an average temperature most similar to
that of Earth? ________________________________-