Investigate the Planets

In this worksheet, students will answer questions about the planets and their orbits around our Solar System.

Key stage: KS 2

Year: Year 5 Science worksheets

Curriculum topic: Earth and Space

Curriculum subtopic: Movement of Earth and the Planets

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Worksheet Overview

Here is our incredible Solar System which has fascinated humans for all time:

Solar System

In our Solar System, some planets orbit nearer the Sun than Earth, and some planets orbit further away from the Sun than Earth.

The time it takes for a planet to travel once around the Sun is called a year. Planets further away from the Sun have longer years because it takes longer to travel the distance. Have a think about that.

girl thinking

Planets spin at different speeds to the Earth, so their days are not all 24 hours. For example, Venus has a day that lasts 243 Earth days!

Does that mean that on Venus your birthday is always tomorrow?!

boy pulling silly face

Let's have a look at our Solar System....

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