Kindergarten Earth Science Worksheet: Solar System

Solar System Short Answer

Kindergarten Earth Science Solar System Short Answer Easy 25 Questions 10 Views

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Kindergarten Earth Science Worksheet: Solar System

Solar System Short Answer

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Grade: Kindergarten

Subject: Earth Science

Topic: Solar System

Time: 20 Minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Questions: 25

Instructions:
Answer each question with a short sentence or a few words. Use the word bank in your mind to help you think about space, the Sun, and the planets.

Skills Practiced:

Solar System
Earth Science
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving

1Question

What is the name of the star that gives us light and heat?

2Question

What do we call the place where the Sun, Moon, and planets are found?

3Question

What is the name of the round object we live on?

4Question

Is Earth a star or a planet?

5Question

What does the Sun do for Earth?

6Question

What do planets move around?

7Question

What do we call the path a planet follows around the Sun?

8Question

Name one planet in our solar system.

9Question

Which planet do we live on?

10Question

What color is often used to show Mars?

11Question

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

12Question

Which planet is called the Red Planet?

13Question

What do we call the big ball of gas that shines in the sky during the day?

14Question

How many Suns are in our solar system?

15Question

How many Earths do we live on?

16Question

Name the planet we live on and say what kind of object it is.

17Question

Do planets move around the Sun or the Moon?

18Question

What do we call people who travel into space?

19Question

What do astronauts use to travel into space?

20Question

Which is bigger in our sky during the day, the Sun or Earth?

21Question

What do you think a planet is?

22Question

What makes day on Earth?

23Question

What makes night on Earth?

24Question

Name two things you can find in the solar system.

25Question

Why is the Sun important to Earth?

Answer Key

#	Answer
1	The Sun.
2	The solar system.
3	Earth.
4	A planet.
5	It gives light and heat.
6	The Sun.
7	An orbit.
8	Answers may vary, such as Mars.
9	Earth.
10	Red.
11	Mercury.
12	Mars.
13	The Sun.
14	One.
15	One.
16	Earth is a planet.
17	The Sun.
18	Astronauts.
19	A rocket.
20	The Sun.
21	A large round object in space.
22	The Sun.
23	Earth turning away from the Sun.
24	Examples: the Sun and a planet.
25	It gives Earth light and heat.