Solar Systems Worksheet 1. What does our solar system consist of? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 2. What keeps everything in orbit around the sun? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 3. Where is our solar system located? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 4. Explain the size of the sun in comparison to other objects in the solar system. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 5. How many planets are there in our solar system? ________________________________________________________ 6. What are the two types of planets? Describe them. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 8 ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ .
7. List the inner and outer planets. _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 8. What is the name of the natural dividing line between the inner and outer planets? ________________________________________________________ 9. List the planets in order of proximity to the sun. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 10. Is Pluto a planet? Explain. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 11. List four other dwarf planets. ________________________________________________________ 12.What is an asteroid? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 9 ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ .
13. Explain the difference between meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites. Draw a diagram to help explain your answers. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
14. What is a comet? Where can they be found? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 10 ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ .