Printable Solar System & Space Worksheet for 9-Year-Olds (Grade 4) — Science: Planets, Moon, Stars, Clouds & Rainbows

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Solar System Worksheet

Instructions

Read each question carefully and fill in the blanks or write your answer on the lines provided. Have fun exploring our amazing universe!

  1. The Solar System is made up of the Sun, the e i g h t  planets and their M o o n s .
  2. The E a r t h  revolves around the Sun.
  3. The S u n  is the largest object in the solar system.
  4. M e r c u r y  is the nearest planet to the sun.
  5. What is the largest planet?
  6. Why would we float in space?
  7. What is the main source of energy for Earth?
  8. Do the planets produce their own light?     Yes / No     (Circle one)
  9. The stars produce:
    a)
    b)
  10. The Earth is the t h i r d  p l a n e t  from the Sun.
  11. The Earth has l i f e .
  12. Name two constellations that look like animals.
    a.
    b.
  13. The Moon's surface is made up of c r a t e r s , r o c k s  and d u s t .
  14. List the planets in order from the Sun. Use the clue: My Very Efficient Mother Just Served Us Noodles.
    • M
    • V
    • E
    • M
    • J
    • S
    • U
    • N
  15. The only natural satellite that Earth has is the M o o n .
  16. A rainbow is a natural spectrum of l i g h t .
  17. The Moon reflects the light of the S u n .
  18. Man has visited only one other object in our solar system. It is the M o o n .
  19. How are clouds formed?
  20. How are rainbows formed?
  21. Draw and colour a rainbow in the box below. Remember the colours: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet!
    (Draw your rainbow here)

Answer Key

  1. eight, Moons
  2. Earth
  3. Sun
  4. Mercury
  5. Jupiter
  6. We float in space because there is very little gravity to hold us down.
  7. The Sun is the main source of energy.
  8. No
  9. a) Heat, b) Light (either order)
  10. third planet
  11. life
  12. Any two of the following: Ursa Major (Great Bear), Leo (Lion), Scorpius (Scorpion), Draco (Dragon), Canis Major (Great Dog).
  13. craters, rocks, dust
  14. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  15. Moon
  16. light
  17. Sun
  18. Moon
  19. Clouds are formed when water vapor in the air rises, gets cold, and turns into tiny liquid water droplets or ice crystals.
  20. Rainbows are formed when sunlight passes through raindrops in the air. The raindrops split the sunlight into all its different colours.
  21. The drawing should be a rainbow with the colours in the correct order: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.
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