the inner planets

SCIENCE AND

HEALTH VPrepared by: Jocelyn M. Cabling

FIND AND ENCIRCLE THE NAMES OF THE PLANETS AND CHECK EACH ONE BELOW.

A V B 0 Y S E AM E R C U R Y YA N U B M A R MJ U A C A K I AV S E A R C H RE A R T K I N SN M E L O J O PU E A R T H R Z

1. Mercury 2. Venus 3. Earth 4. Mars

1. Mercury ∕

2.Venus ∕

3. Earth ∕

4. Mars ∕

SOLAR SYSTEM SONGAt the center of the Solar System

Rise the sunAnd then the planets one by one

All the things elliptically in a planeYou can remember them each by name

 Mercury’s the smallest

And the closest of them allVenus is hot and romantically called

Earth is the planet we live onAnd then Mars where the Martians come from

 Jupiter’s the biggest and filled with gas

Saturn has ringsLike the brim of a hatUranus and NeptuneAre cold ice blocks

 And Pluto’s just a semi-planetary rock

Don’t forget the asteroidsOut gas mass floating on the board

Moon and comets make up a listLet’s go back now and see what we missed

(Repeat 2nd stanza) 

And that’s the Solar SystemThe way that I was thought

If you want to know much moreYou better become an astronaut

Solar System Song

INNER PLANETS VIDEO

Mercury

Venus,

Earth,

and

Mars

are

the

planets

nearest

to

the

Sun.

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are

the planets nearest to the sun.

They

are

also

called

the

inner

or

the

rocky

planets.

They are also called the

Inner or the rocky planets.

These

planets

are

small

and

are

composed

primarily

of

rocks

and

Iron.

These planets are small and are composed primarily of rocks and

iron.

ASSIGNMENTAnswer the following questions.1.What are the names of the other planets in the solar system?

2. Describe each planet.3. Write your answer on your notebook.

 Reference: Science and Health 5, pp. 350-353.