Name of the Student: ………………………Grade & Sec: 6…………Subject: SST worksheet

I. Fill in the blanks .

1. ……………… A small reddish planet and desert world.

2. ……………… The natural satellite of the Earth.

3. ………………. The planet we live on.

4. ………………. Pale blue color due to methane gas in its atmosphere . It spins on its side.

5. ……………… The smallest planet and the nearest to the sun.

6. ……………… A giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice
particles.

7. ……………… Surrounded by a thick yellow atmosphere.

8. …………… The largest and fastest spinning planet.

9. ……………… A large asteroid ;and it is dwarf planets.

10. ……………… Star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system.

II. True or False.

1. Nearly 50% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. …………………………

2. The Earth is also called the blue planet. …………………………

3. The Earth is the only planet on which known life exists. …………………………

4. Mars is also called the red planet. …………………………..

5. Jupiter is the smallest planet in our solar system. ………………………….

6. Saturn has rings around it that are made of ice and dust. …………………………

IV. Reading Comprehension (Space and Solar System: Venus)

 This is Venus and it is the hottest planet in our solar system. It is almost the same size as Earth. It spins backward,
this means the sun comes up in the West and goes down in the East, not like Earth. It is one of the rocky planets
like Mars and Mercury. Which means you could walk on it. It has lots of very thick clouds which make it so hot it
can melt metal. So you really don’t want to go there! It is the second planet from the sun. As the brightest
natural object in the Earth’s night sky after the Moon. Venus can cast shadows and can be visible to the naked
eye in broad daylight. It has been made sacred to gods of many cultures, and has been a prime inspiration for
writers and poets as the “morning star” and “evening star”. Venus was the first planet to have its motions
plotted across the sky, as early as the second millennium BC.

Answer the questions.

1. Where does the Sun come up on Venus?

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2. Which way does the planet Venus rotate?

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3. What number of planets from the Sun is Venus?

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4. Why is Venus so hot?

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5. What are the other names of the planet Venus?

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V. Identify the phases of the moon.