Planets and other objects in the solar system
Grade 6 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence
Circle the best answer.
Ari reads the lettered orbit diagram for a space club poster. Which letter marks the asteroid belt?
- C
- F
- D
- E
Which letter on the orbit diagram marks a comet, Bo?
Use the picture in question 1.
- F
- B
- C
- A
In the diagram, object D has many small dots circling it. What are those dots, Esme?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Stars inside the planet's clouds
- Small planets orbiting the Sun
- Moons orbiting the planet
- Comets, since they are icy
Jun wants a rocky planet for a model made of clay. Which planet is a rocky (terrestrial) planet, by NASA's list?
- Neptune
- Saturn
- Jupiter
- Mars
NASA calls two of the planets ice giants (no snow days there). Which pair are they, Luz?
- Uranus and Neptune
- Mercury and Venus
- Jupiter and Saturn
- Earth and Mars
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Data table (NASA Planetary Fact Sheet, 2025), columns Planet, Diameter (km), Moons and Rings. Mercury: 4,879, 0, no. Venus: 12,104, 0, no. Earth: 12,756, 1, no. Mars: 6,792, 2, no.
Using the inner-planet table, which planets have no moons, Milo?
- Mercury and Venus
- Earth and Mars
- Just Mars
- Venus and Earth
Noah checks the inner-planet table. How many moons does Mars have?
- 0
- 2
- 1
- 4
A space rock the size of a pebble is still drifting through space. What is it called, Ren?
- A dwarf planet
- A meteor
- A meteorite
- A meteoroid
Tala reads about a bright streak of light as a space rock races into the air and burns up. What is the streak called?
- A meteor
- A meteoroid
- A meteorite
- A star falling to Earth
A space rock survives its trip through the air and lands in a farm field (the cows are unimpressed). What is it called now, Zee?
- A meteorite
- A meteoroid
- A comet
- A meteor