Earth Coloring Pages (Free PDF Printables)

By: Papaya Ink Team · Last updated: October 27, 2026

Earth is the only planet we know of with liquid water on its surface, and from a distance that water is nearly all you see: oceans cover about seventy percent of the globe, and the continents sit on them like islands. These earth coloring pages take that view from space and bring it down to the ground one subject at a time – continents and oceans with their names in place, the main habitats from desert to polar ice, forests, mountains, rivers and coastlines, and people looking after the planet they live on. A globe appears on almost every sheet as a landmark, so a landscape always has its place in the bigger picture. Everything is drawn by Papaya Ink; the maps follow real outlines closely enough to be useful in a classroom, but these are coloring pages first and atlases second.

Every sheet is black and white line art. Click any of them to open the PDF in a new tab; it prints on US Letter and fits A4 without scaling. The lines are bold and the spaces between them generous, so crayons, markers and pencils all work, and the labeled maps double as a quiet geography lesson for anyone who wants one.

Earth pages reward a little planning. Pick one blue for the oceans and use it on every globe, and the whole set will look like it belongs together. Continents can simply be green, but a geography scheme – sandy deserts, dark green forests, white poles – looks richer and teaches something along the way. The landscapes below the globes follow their own rules: warm ochres for canyon rock, cold blue shadows on ice, and water that gets darker the farther it is from shore.

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Earth Coloring Pages - Seen from space the planet is mostly water, and the two labels here say exactly that: ocean covers about seven tenths of the surface, land the rest. Below the globe a river runs between oaks toward the hills. Start with one wide wash of blue. — Seen from space the planet is mostly water, and the two labels here say exactly that: ocean covers about seven tenths of the surface, land the rest. Below the globe a river runs between oaks toward the hills. Start with one wide wash of blue.

Earth Coloring Pages - A father and daughter water a freshly planted sapling while the planet rises behind them like a sun. Young trees need a deep soak, not a sprinkle, so both cans are tilted all the way. Two greens for the sapling lift it off the lawn. — A father and daughter water a freshly planted sapling while the planet rises behind them like a sun. Young trees need a deep soak, not a sprinkle, so both cans are tilted all the way. Two greens for the sapling lift it off the lawn.

Earth Coloring Pages - Coral reefs cover a sliver of the seabed yet shelter about a quarter of all marine species. A clownfish and a striped angelfish pass the globe on their way to a coral arch, bubbles rising everywhere. Reefs love orange, lilac and turquoise side by side. — Coral reefs cover a sliver of the seabed yet shelter about a quarter of all marine species. A clownfish and a striped angelfish pass the globe on their way to a coral arch, bubbles rising everywhere. Reefs love orange, lilac and turquoise side by side.

Earth Coloring Pages - Four windows around one globe: desert with cactus and mesa, pine forest with a stream, polar ice with a bear, and a reef with a sea turtle. Each habitat has its own palette, so finish the circles one at a time. Detailed. — Four windows around one globe: desert with cactus and mesa, pine forest with a stream, polar ice with a bear, and a reef with a sea turtle. Each habitat has its own palette, so finish the circles one at a time. Detailed.

Earth Coloring Pages - The teacher points at the classroom globe to show where the class lives while two pupils find the spot from opposite sides. Bookshelves, a potted plant and a window full of trees fill the room. School globes are pale blue - copy that. — The teacher points at the classroom globe to show where the class lives while two pupils find the spot from opposite sides. Bookshelves, a potted plant and a window full of trees fill the room. School globes are pale blue – copy that.

Earth Coloring Pages - Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic - all five oceans are labeled on this flattened map, and the Pacific appears twice because it wraps around the edge. Surf breaks along the bottom. Shade each ocean a slightly separate blue so the borders stay readable. — Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic – all five oceans are labeled on this flattened map, and the Pacific appears twice because it wraps around the edge. Surf breaks along the bottom. Shade each ocean a slightly separate blue so the borders stay readable.

Earth Coloring Pages - Three forests in one frame: a broadleaf tree on the left, spruce and pine on the right, palms and monstera leaves along the bottom. Forests cover roughly a third of the land on Earth, and this sheet packs the main kinds together. Detailed. — Three forests in one frame: a broadleaf tree on the left, spruce and pine on the right, palms and monstera leaves along the bottom. Forests cover roughly a third of the land on Earth, and this sheet packs the main kinds together. Detailed.

Earth Coloring Pages - Under three percent of the water on Earth is fresh, and most of that is locked in ice, so a lake like this is rarer than it looks. Pines and cattails ring the shore. Greener, softer blue for the lake than for the sea. — Under three percent of the water on Earth is fresh, and most of that is locked in ice, so a lake like this is rarer than it looks. Pines and cattails ring the shore. Greener, softer blue for the lake than for the sea.

Earth Coloring Pages - Snow melts on the peaks, drops down a waterfall and becomes a stream that winds through meadows to the river in front. The small planet in the corner shows the water's destination. Follow the current with one pencil, pressing harder in shadow. — Snow melts on the peaks, drops down a waterfall and becomes a stream that winds through meadows to the river in front. The small planet in the corner shows the water's destination. Follow the current with one pencil, pressing harder in shadow.

Earth Coloring Pages - An American bison grazes with a calf on open prairie under the globe. Grasslands exist on every continent except Antarctica - prairie, steppe, savanna and pampas are the same idea with local names. The bison coat is dark brown fading to tan on the hump. — An American bison grazes with a calf on open prairie under the globe. Grasslands exist on every continent except Antarctica – prairie, steppe, savanna and pampas are the same idea with local names. The bison coat is dark brown fading to tan on the hump.

Earth Coloring Pages - Beach cleanup in progress: a girl with a backpack drops a plastic bottle into a recycling bin, with a palm, a shell and a starfish nearby and the planet over the water. The sea behind her is calm and easy - darker at the horizon. — Beach cleanup in progress: a girl with a backpack drops a plastic bottle into a recycling bin, with a palm, a shell and a starfish nearby and the planet over the water. The sea behind her is calm and easy – darker at the horizon.

Earth Coloring Pages - Bird in the air, butterfly on the left, oak and daisy at the base, a fish leaping up - a girl hugs the globe that holds all of it. Big simple outlines, a good first page. Leave the ocean white and color only the continents. — Bird in the air, butterfly on the left, oak and daisy at the base, a fish leaping up – a girl hugs the globe that holds all of it. Big simple outlines, a good first page. Leave the ocean white and color only the continents.

Earth Coloring Pages - Mountain ranges form where continental plates push into each other, slowly, over millions of years. This range rises behind the globe with snow caps, a pine forest at its feet and a river winding past. Gray rock, white peaks and a pale sun. — Mountain ranges form where continental plates push into each other, slowly, over millions of years. This range rises behind the globe with snow caps, a pine forest at its feet and a river winding past. Gray rock, white peaks and a pale sun.

Earth Coloring Pages - North America from the Arctic islands down to Panama, with the Rockies, lakes and forests sketched in place and Cuba floating off Florida. The little globe in the corner places the continent on the planet. Bands of color - cold north, green middle, warm south. — North America from the Arctic islands down to Panama, with the Rockies, lakes and forests sketched in place and Cuba floating off Florida. The little globe in the corner places the continent on the planet. Bands of color – cold north, green middle, warm south.

Earth Coloring Pages - Friends hold the globe between them, each looking a little proud of it. Nearly eight billion people live on this planet, and all of them share one atmosphere and one ocean. Three distinct colors for the three tops make the group read clearly. — Friends hold the globe between them, each looking a little proud of it. Nearly eight billion people live on this planet, and all of them share one atmosphere and one ocean. Three distinct colors for the three tops make the group read clearly.

Earth Coloring Pages - Arctic above, Antarctic below, and the two never meet: polar bears live only in the north, penguins only in the south. The bear stands on an ice floe, the penguin on a snowfield under cliffs. Lavender in the shadows stops the ice looking flat. — Arctic above, Antarctic below, and the two never meet: polar bears live only in the north, penguins only in the south. The bear stands on an ice floe, the penguin on a snowfield under cliffs. Lavender in the shadows stops the ice looking flat.

Earth Coloring Pages - Layer by layer, a river has cut this canyon, which is why the walls show horizontal bands of rock. The planet hangs over the rim. Use the warm side of the box - ochre, rust, sand and brick, one band at a time. Detailed. — Layer by layer, a river has cut this canyon, which is why the walls show horizontal bands of rock. The planet hangs over the rim. Use the warm side of the box – ochre, rust, sand and brick, one band at a time. Detailed.

Earth Coloring Pages - All seven continents labeled and spread around the globe: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and Antarctica. Asia is the largest, Australia the smallest. A school-map scheme works well - a separate color per continent, the center globe as the answer key. — All seven continents labeled and spread around the globe: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and Antarctica. Asia is the largest, Australia the smallest. A school-map scheme works well – a separate color per continent, the center globe as the answer key.

Earth Coloring Pages - The nickname comes from the view from orbit, where water dominates and the land looks like scattered patches. This globe is as large as the sheet allows, with surf breaking underneath. One of the simplest designs in the set - ideal for crayons and markers. — The nickname comes from the view from orbit, where water dominates and the land looks like scattered patches. This globe is as large as the sheet allows, with surf breaking underneath. One of the simplest designs in the set – ideal for crayons and markers.

Earth Coloring Pages - Cliff, beach, shallow water and open ocean are labeled on this coast, with fish and seaweed in the shallows and the planet in the top corner. Coasts change with every tide. Grade the sea from almost white at the sand to deep blue far out. — Cliff, beach, shallow water and open ocean are labeled on this coast, with fish and seaweed in the shallows and the planet in the top corner. Coasts change with every tide. Grade the sea from almost white at the sand to deep blue far out.

Earth Coloring Pages - Two bottles, two plastic bags, one difference: the bottle on the right has a small hole, so its bag can inflate, while the sealed one refuses to budge. Air takes up room even when you cannot see it. Mark the hole with a bright arrow. — Two bottles, two plastic bags, one difference: the bottle on the right has a small hole, so its bag can inflate, while the sealed one refuses to budge. Air takes up room even when you cannot see it. Mark the hole with a bright arrow.

Earth Coloring Pages - Cirrus high and wispy, cumulus puffy with flat bottoms, stratus in low gray sheets - three cloud families stacked over a meadow. Cirrus is made of ice crystals, so give it the thinnest strokes and let the paper show through. — Cirrus high and wispy, cumulus puffy with flat bottoms, stratus in low gray sheets – three cloud families stacked over a meadow. Cirrus is made of ice crystals, so give it the thinnest strokes and let the paper show through.

Earth Coloring Pages - Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere - the five layers of air arched over the globe, marked not to scale. Weather lives in the bottom one; the rest thin out until they fade into space. Darken each band as it climbs. — Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere – the five layers of air arched over the globe, marked not to scale. Weather lives in the bottom one; the rest thin out until they fade into space. Darken each band as it climbs.

Earth Coloring Pages - Northern Hemisphere above, Southern below, and the equator between them running across the Amazon and central Africa, right where it belongs. Days on that line are the same length all year. A thin red stripe along it is the classic schoolroom look. — Northern Hemisphere above, Southern below, and the equator between them running across the Amazon and central Africa, right where it belongs. Days on that line are the same length all year. A thin red stripe along it is the classic schoolroom look.

Earth Coloring Pages - Deep inside the planet, moving liquid iron behaves like a giant bar magnet, and the loops around the globe trace its invisible field from pole to pole. Compass needles follow these lines. Alternate two colors on the loops to keep them readable. — Deep inside the planet, moving liquid iron behaves like a giant bar magnet, and the loops around the globe trace its invisible field from pole to pole. Compass needles follow these lines. Alternate two colors on the loops to keep them readable.

Earth Coloring Pages - An earthquake starts at the focus, deep on a fault, and the epicenter is the surface spot directly over it. Waves spread through the rock in every direction. Color the fault hot and the ground in quiet browns. — An earthquake starts at the focus, deep on a fault, and the epicenter is the surface spot directly over it. Waves spread through the rock in every direction. Color the fault hot and the ground in quiet browns.

Earth Coloring Pages - Rain cracks the boulder, the boulder breaks into pieces, leaves rot into the gaps, and a seedling finally sinks its roots into real soil. Four circles tell the story clockwise. Soil takes centuries to make, which is worth remembering while coloring it. — Rain cracks the boulder, the boulder breaks into pieces, leaves rot into the gaps, and a seedling finally sinks its roots into real soil. Four circles tell the story clockwise. Soil takes centuries to make, which is worth remembering while coloring it.

Earth Coloring Pages - Four children stand on four sides of the globe and none of them falls off, because gravity pulls toward the center, not toward the floor. The lowest one is upside down only from your chair. Different outfits for each child make the arrows stand out. — Four children stand on four sides of the globe and none of them falls off, because gravity pulls toward the center, not toward the floor. The lowest one is upside down only from your chair. Different outfits for each child make the arrows stand out.

Earth Coloring Pages - Sunlight enters a raindrop, bends, bounces off the back wall and leaves split into colors - the diagram shows the path, the rainbow below shows the result. Red on the outside, violet inside, every time. Keep the drop itself clear with just a blue edge. — Sunlight enters a raindrop, bends, bounces off the back wall and leaves split into colors – the diagram shows the path, the rainbow below shows the result. Red on the outside, violet inside, every time. Keep the drop itself clear with just a blue edge.

Earth Coloring Pages - Crater at the summit, main vent running down through layered rock, magma chamber bulging at the bottom - the volcano is cut open like a cake. Magma glows orange and yellow underground and only becomes lava once it reaches the air. Detailed. — Crater at the summit, main vent running down through layered rock, magma chamber bulging at the bottom – the volcano is cut open like a cake. Magma glows orange and yellow underground and only becomes lava once it reaches the air. Detailed.

Earth Coloring Pages - Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core: a wedge cut from the globe exposes all four layers in order. The crust is a thin skin, the inner core a solid iron ball roughly as hot as the sun's surface. Warm the colors inward. — Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core: a wedge cut from the globe exposes all four layers in order. The crust is a thin skin, the inner core a solid iron ball roughly as hot as the sun's surface. Warm the colors inward.

Earth Coloring Pages - Latitude lines run side to side with the equator in the middle; longitude lines run pole to pole and bunch up at each end. Two globes, one grid. Press harder on the equator and the central meridian so the two directions read at a glance. — Latitude lines run side to side with the equator in the middle; longitude lines run pole to pole and bunch up at each end. Two globes, one grid. Press harder on the equator and the central meridian so the two directions read at a glance.

Earth Coloring Pages - Notebook in hand, a young hiker reads a cliff face like a book: sedimentary rock lies in bands, with a shell fossil in one layer and a fern in another. The lowest layers are the oldest. Vary the bands between sand, rust and gray. — Notebook in hand, a young hiker reads a cliff face like a book: sedimentary rock lies in bands, with a shell fossil in one layer and a fern in another. The lowest layers are the oldest. Vary the bands between sand, rust and gray.

Earth Coloring Pages - Two plates drift apart over the mantle, and the rift between them is where new crust is born - solid rock moving slowly, about as fast as fingernails grow. Gray plates on a warm orange mantle make the motion obvious. — Two plates drift apart over the mantle, and the rift between them is where new crust is born – solid rock moving slowly, about as fast as fingernails grow. Gray plates on a warm orange mantle make the motion obvious.

Earth Coloring Pages - Leaf litter, topsoil, subsoil, bedrock - a plant's roots reach down through the first three while the rock waits underneath. Topsoil is the dark, crumbly layer where most of the life is. Go darkest at the top and lighten each band on the way down. — Leaf litter, topsoil, subsoil, bedrock – a plant's roots reach down through the first three while the rock waits underneath. Topsoil is the dark, crumbly layer where most of the life is. Go darkest at the top and lighten each band on the way down.

Earth Coloring Pages - Igneous rock weathers into sediment, sediment compacts into sedimentary rock, heat and pressure turn that into metamorphic rock, melting makes magma, and cooling magma becomes igneous again. One possible path around the loop. Three rocks, three textures: speckled, striped and wavy. — Igneous rock weathers into sediment, sediment compacts into sedimentary rock, heat and pressure turn that into metamorphic rock, melting makes magma, and cooling magma becomes igneous again. One possible path around the loop. Three rocks, three textures: speckled, striped and wavy.

Earth Coloring Pages - Evaporation off the sea, condensation into clouds, precipitation over the mountains and collection in the lake - the water cycle drawn as one landscape with the arrows in place. That same water has circled for billions of years. Shade the rising vapor palest of all. — Evaporation off the sea, condensation into clouds, precipitation over the mountains and collection in the lake – the water cycle drawn as one landscape with the arrows in place. That same water has circled for billions of years. Shade the rising vapor palest of all.

Earth Coloring Pages - Barely a line on the cutaway globe - that is the crust, so the magnifying circle enlarges a slice of it, mountains and all. Next to the planet, the ground is an eggshell. One deep red for the mantle shows the scale. — Barely a line on the cutaway globe – that is the crust, so the magnifying circle enlarges a slice of it, mountains and all. Next to the planet, the ground is an eggshell. One deep red for the mantle shows the scale.

Earth Coloring Pages - Hand pump above, aquifer below: the water comes from a layer of gravel and sand under the water table, where every gap between stones is full. Bedrock seals the bottom. Pale for the dry ground, a wet darker tone beneath the dashed line. — Hand pump above, aquifer below: the water comes from a layer of gravel and sand under the water table, where every gap between stones is full. Bedrock seals the bottom. Pale for the dry ground, a wet darker tone beneath the dashed line.

Earth Coloring Pages - When an oceanic plate meets a continental one, the heavier ocean floor slides underneath and dives into the mantle, lifting mountains on the far side. Deep blue for the sea, rust for the sinking slab, and a glowing mantle under everything. — When an oceanic plate meets a continental one, the heavier ocean floor slides underneath and dives into the mantle, lifting mountains on the far side. Deep blue for the sea, rust for the sinking slab, and a glowing mantle under everything.

Earth Coloring Pages - January, April, July, October: four stops on one lap around the sun, which takes the planet about three hundred sixty-five days. The real orbit is nearly a circle, drawn here as a gentle oval. Blazing yellow for the sun, one blue for all four Earths. — January, April, July, October: four stops on one lap around the sun, which takes the planet about three hundred sixty-five days. The real orbit is nearly a circle, drawn here as a gentle oval. Blazing yellow for the sun, one blue for all four Earths.

Earth Coloring Pages - Half the planet faces the sun and has day, the other half faces away and has night, and the line between them never stops moving. One child waves at noon, the other dreams under the moon. Warm wash for day, indigo for night. — Half the planet faces the sun and has day, the other half faces away and has night, and the line between them never stops moving. One child waves at noon, the other dreams under the moon. Warm wash for day, indigo for night.

Earth Coloring Pages - Earth with its moon swinging around it on a tilted ring. Ours is the fifth largest moon in the solar system, and the only place beyond this planet that people have walked on. Gray craters, blue oceans and a black sky make the pair pop. — Earth with its moon swinging around it on a tilted ring. Ours is the fifth largest moon in the solar system, and the only place beyond this planet that people have walked on. Gray craters, blue oceans and a black sky make the pair pop.

Earth Coloring Pages - At true proportions Earth is almost four times wider than the moon, and two children are pointing that out. Dozens of moons would fit inside the planet. The sizes are right, the distance is not - the real gap is thirty Earths across. — At true proportions Earth is almost four times wider than the moon, and two children are pointing that out. Dozens of moons would fit inside the planet. The sizes are right, the distance is not – the real gap is thirty Earths across.

Earth Coloring Pages - Too hot near the sun, too cold far out, and a dashed band between where liquid water can exist - the habitable zone, with Earth sitting right in it. Grade the rings from red at the center to icy blue at the edge. — Too hot near the sun, too cold far out, and a dashed band between where liquid water can exist – the habitable zone, with Earth sitting right in it. Grade the rings from red at the center to icy blue at the edge.

Earth Coloring Pages - Tilt causes seasons: the axis leans the same way all year, so in June the Northern Hemisphere faces the sun and gets summer, in December it leans away and gets winter. March and September sit between. Color each Earth in its season. — Tilt causes seasons: the axis leans the same way all year, so in June the Northern Hemisphere faces the sun and gets summer, in December it leans away and gets winter. March and September sit between. Color each Earth in its season.

Earth Coloring Pages - One full turn takes about a day, carrying the little house from daylight into darkness and back. The arrow over the top shows the direction, west to east, which is why the sun rises in the east. Shade the night half softly, no hard edge. — One full turn takes about a day, carrying the little house from daylight into darkness and back. The arrow over the top shows the direction, west to east, which is why the sun rises in the east. Shade the night half softly, no hard edge.

Earth Coloring Pages - Same astronaut, same jump, two very different heights: the moon pulls with about a sixth of Earth's gravity, so the leap on the right goes several times higher. Green grass under one, gray dust and craters under the other, and the suits identical. — Same astronaut, same jump, two very different heights: the moon pulls with about a sixth of Earth's gravity, so the leap on the right goes several times higher. Green grass under one, gray dust and craters under the other, and the suits identical.

Earth Coloring Pages - One harbor twice: at high tide the water reaches the lighthouse rocks and lifts the boat, at low tide the jetty legs stand bare in mud. The moon's pull does most of the work. Darker blue for the high scene, sandy browns for the low. — One harbor twice: at high tide the water reaches the lighthouse rocks and lifts the boat, at low tide the jetty legs stand bare in mud. The moon's pull does most of the work. Darker blue for the high scene, sandy browns for the low.

Earth Coloring Pages - Sun, Earth, moon in a straight line, and the moon slips into Earth's shadow - a lunar eclipse, visible from the whole night half of the planet. Rust and copper on the moon, since that is the color it really turns. — Sun, Earth, moon in a straight line, and the moon slips into Earth's shadow – a lunar eclipse, visible from the whole night half of the planet. Rust and copper on the moon, since that is the color it really turns.

Earth Coloring Pages - Standing on the moon, you would see Earth hanging in a black sky above cratered plains and mountains. Lunar peaks rise higher than most on Earth, with no air to wear them down. Gray everywhere except the planet - make that the only color. — Standing on the moon, you would see Earth hanging in a black sky above cratered plains and mountains. Lunar peaks rise higher than most on Earth, with no air to wear them down. Gray everywhere except the planet – make that the only color.

Earth Coloring Pages - Craters on the moon, oceans on Earth: the moon keeps every scar because nothing erases it, while our planet hides its past under water, weather and plants. Grays for the moon, and let blue dominate the planet. — Craters on the moon, oceans on Earth: the moon keeps every scar because nothing erases it, while our planet hides its past under water, weather and plants. Grays for the moon, and let blue dominate the planet.

Earth Coloring Pages - Earth and its moon, the closest world to ours, with a bracket marking a distance that could not possibly fit on the page. Light crosses that gap in just over a second. Stars and a deep background fill the empty space. — Earth and its moon, the closest world to ours, with a bracket marking a distance that could not possibly fit on the page. Light crosses that gap in just over a second. Stars and a deep background fill the empty space.

Earth Coloring Pages - Curve of the planet below, crescent moon and two constellations above - one of them the Big Dipper, the easiest pattern to find in the northern sky. Midnight blue for the sky, a white crescent, and trace the constellation lines in silver. — Curve of the planet below, crescent moon and two constellations above – one of them the Big Dipper, the easiest pattern to find in the northern sky. Midnight blue for the sky, a white crescent, and trace the constellation lines in silver.

Earth Coloring Pages - Eight phases in order, with dots marking the unlit side: new, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent. The whole cycle takes about a month. Pencil the dotted parts in charcoal and keep the lit parts white. — Eight phases in order, with dots marking the unlit side: new, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent. The whole cycle takes about a month. Pencil the dotted parts in charcoal and keep the lit parts white.

Earth Coloring Pages - Moon between sun and Earth, throwing a narrow shadow onto the planet - a solar eclipse, seen only from inside that small dark spot. Black moon in front of a golden sun is the one combination that looks right. — Moon between sun and Earth, throwing a narrow shadow onto the planet – a solar eclipse, seen only from inside that small dark spot. Black moon in front of a golden sun is the one combination that looks right.

Earth Coloring Pages - Sunlight crosses space in about eight minutes and arrives as the arrows show, feeding every plant on the ground, seedling and daisy included. Without it the planet would be a frozen rock. Orange and yellow for the sun, rays left blank. — Sunlight crosses space in about eight minutes and arrives as the arrows show, feeding every plant on the ground, seedling and daisy included. Without it the planet would be a frozen rock. Orange and yellow for the sun, rays left blank.

Earth Coloring Pages - Simplified tide model: the ocean bulges toward the moon and away from it, so most coasts get two highs and two lows a day. The moon sits off to the right to show why. Pale blue in the bulges, deeper blue on the planet. — Simplified tide model: the ocean bulges toward the moon and away from it, so most coasts get two highs and two lows a day. The moon sits off to the right to show why. Pale blue in the bulges, deeper blue on the planet.

Earth Coloring Pages - Grandfather, grandson and granddaughter at a telescope on the lawn, with a globe on a stool for comparison and the full moon overhead. Even a small telescope shows craters clearly. Night scenes work well in colored pencil over a dark background - try that here. — Grandfather, grandson and granddaughter at a telescope on the lawn, with a globe on a stool for comparison and the full moon overhead. Even a small telescope shows craters clearly. Night scenes work well in colored pencil over a dark background – try that here.

Earth Coloring Pages - Sunlight always lights half the moon; what changes is how much of that lit half we see as it circles us. New moon nearest the sun, full moon opposite, quarters between. Leave each moon white toward the arrows and darken the far half. — Sunlight always lights half the moon; what changes is how much of that lit half we see as it circles us. New moon nearest the sun, full moon opposite, quarters between. Leave each moon white toward the arrows and darken the far half.

Earth Coloring Pages - Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars in a row, then a wide band of tumbling rocks, then Jupiter: the asteroid belt lies where a fifth rocky planet never formed. Speckled grays for the rocks, banded cream and rust for Jupiter. — Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars in a row, then a wide band of tumbling rocks, then Jupiter: the asteroid belt lies where a fifth rocky planet never formed. Speckled grays for the rocks, banded cream and rust for Jupiter.

Earth Coloring Pages - Earth above with mountains, a lake and breathable air; Venus below with a crushing, cloud-choked sky over volcanic plains. Nearly the same size, wildly different weather - Venus is the hottest planet of all. Soft blues on top, sulfur yellows and orange haze underneath. — Earth above with mountains, a lake and breathable air; Venus below with a crushing, cloud-choked sky over volcanic plains. Nearly the same size, wildly different weather – Venus is the hottest planet of all. Soft blues on top, sulfur yellows and orange haze underneath.

Earth Coloring Pages - A comet swings past the sun and its tail streams out - always pointing away from the sun, pushed by sunlight and solar wind, whichever way the comet travels. Earth watches from below. Icy white and pale blue for the tail against a dark sky. — A comet swings past the sun and its tail streams out – always pointing away from the sun, pushed by sunlight and solar wind, whichever way the comet travels. Earth watches from below. Icy white and pale blue for the tail against a dark sky.

Earth Coloring Pages - Jupiter fills the page and Earth is a marble at the bottom: about eleven Earths would fit across the giant's face. The oval at lower right is the Great Red Spot, a storm bigger than Earth. Cream, tan and brick-red bands, the spot warmest. — Jupiter fills the page and Earth is a marble at the bottom: about eleven Earths would fit across the giant's face. The oval at lower right is the Great Red Spot, a storm bigger than Earth. Cream, tan and brick-red bands, the spot warmest.

Earth Coloring Pages - Portraits of two neighbors: the blue planet with clouds and oceans, the rusty one with a polar cap, canyons and a giant volcano. Mars is about half the width of Earth. Iron oxide makes it red - go heavy on orange and brick. — Portraits of two neighbors: the blue planet with clouds and oceans, the rusty one with a polar cap, canyons and a giant volcano. Mars is about half the width of Earth. Iron oxide makes it red – go heavy on orange and brick.

Earth Coloring Pages - Mercury is the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun, a cratered ball like a cousin of our moon. Beside Earth it is barely a third as wide, and with no air every crater stays forever. Gray and taupe for Mercury, color for Earth. — Mercury is the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun, a cratered ball like a cousin of our moon. Beside Earth it is barely a third as wide, and with no air every crater stays forever. Gray and taupe for Mercury, color for Earth.

Earth Coloring Pages - Neptune, the farthest planet from the sun, drawn large with a dark storm oval and faint bands; Earth keeps it company in the corner. Winds there are the fastest in the solar system. Every blue you own belongs on Neptune - navy, cobalt, azure, teal. — Neptune, the farthest planet from the sun, drawn large with a dark storm oval and faint bands; Earth keeps it company in the corner. Winds there are the fastest in the solar system. Every blue you own belongs on Neptune – navy, cobalt, azure, teal.

Earth Coloring Pages - Saturn and its rings fill the sheet while Earth sits small below. The rings are mostly water ice, bright and wide, yet paper-thin compared to their span. Butter yellow and pale gold for the planet, cream and silver for the rings. — Saturn and its rings fill the sheet while Earth sits small below. The rings are mostly water ice, bright and wide, yet paper-thin compared to their span. Butter yellow and pale gold for the planet, cream and silver for the rings.

Earth Coloring Pages - Uranus rolls around the sun tipped on its side, so its faint rings stand almost upright and its axis, marked with a dashed line, lies nearly flat. Earth beside it is for scale. Pale cyan and mint - it really is that color. — Uranus rolls around the sun tipped on its side, so its faint rings stand almost upright and its axis, marked with a dashed line, lies nearly flat. Earth beside it is for scale. Pale cyan and mint – it really is that color.

Earth Coloring Pages - Venus, Earth's closest planetary neighbor and almost its twin in size, hides under thick yellow clouds; the lines on its face are cloud bands, not land. Brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon. Creamy yellow and ochre for Venus. — Venus, Earth's closest planetary neighbor and almost its twin in size, hides under thick yellow clouds; the lines on its face are cloud bands, not land. Brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon. Creamy yellow and ochre for Venus.

Earth Coloring Pages - Earth in the middle and the seven other planets around it, each with its own face: cratered Mercury, cloudy Venus, rusty Mars, banded Jupiter, ringed Saturn, tipped Uranus and blue Neptune. Not to scale. A portrait gallery to color one planet at a time. — Earth in the middle and the seven other planets around it, each with its own face: cratered Mercury, cloudy Venus, rusty Mars, banded Jupiter, ringed Saturn, tipped Uranus and blue Neptune. Not to scale. A portrait gallery to color one planet at a time.

Earth Coloring Pages - Father and daughter at a classroom model of the solar system, eight planets on sticks and a lamp for the sun; she points at Earth. The planets stand in correct order. Color each as it really looks and the model becomes a cheat sheet. — Father and daughter at a classroom model of the solar system, eight planets on sticks and a lamp for the sun; she points at Earth. The planets stand in correct order. Color each as it really looks and the model becomes a cheat sheet.

Earth Coloring Pages - Three probes leave Earth on dashed routes toward Mercury, Mars and Saturn, each with solar panels and a dish antenna. Real missions have visited all three, and the trip to Saturn takes years. Metallic grays for the probes, the routes in a bright marker. — Three probes leave Earth on dashed routes toward Mercury, Mars and Saturn, each with solar panels and a dish antenna. Real missions have visited all three, and the trip to Saturn takes years. Metallic grays for the probes, the routes in a bright marker.

Earth Coloring Pages - Jupiter's Great Red Spot enlarged until it fills the page: a storm wider than Earth that has been spinning for centuries, circled by bands of swirling cloud. The small Jupiter shows where it sits. Rust red in the eye, fading to peach and cream outward. — Jupiter's Great Red Spot enlarged until it fills the page: a storm wider than Earth that has been spinning for centuries, circled by bands of swirling cloud. The small Jupiter shows where it sits. Rust red in the eye, fading to peach and cream outward.

Earth Coloring Pages - Two cutaways side by side: Mercury's iron core takes up most of the planet, while Earth's core is a much smaller share under a thick mantle. Same labels, very different proportions. Gray metal for both cores, with the mantles in warm orange and brown. — Two cutaways side by side: Mercury's iron core takes up most of the planet, while Earth's core is a much smaller share under a thick mantle. Same labels, very different proportions. Gray metal for both cores, with the mantles in warm orange and brown.

Earth Coloring Pages - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all have rings - Saturn's are just the only ones a small telescope can see - and Earth, in the middle, has none. Rings are exaggerated so they show. Tan, gold, cyan and blue giants around one green-and-blue Earth. — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all have rings – Saturn's are just the only ones a small telescope can see – and Earth, in the middle, has none. Rings are exaggerated so they show. Tan, gold, cyan and blue giants around one green-and-blue Earth.

Earth Coloring Pages - Saturn above, and a magnifying circle showing what its rings are made of: chunks of ice and rock from grain-size to house-size, tumbling together in a flat sheet. Earth is at the left for scale. White and pale blue for the ice chunks, gray shadows. — Saturn above, and a magnifying circle showing what its rings are made of: chunks of ice and rock from grain-size to house-size, tumbling together in a flat sheet. Earth is at the left for scale. White and pale blue for the ice chunks, gray shadows.

Earth Coloring Pages - The four rocky planets on top, the four giants below, every one labeled - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, then Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Rocky ones are small with solid ground; giants are huge balls of gas and ice. Detailed enough for a careful afternoon. — The four rocky planets on top, the four giants below, every one labeled – Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, then Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Rocky ones are small with solid ground; giants are huge balls of gas and ice. Detailed enough for a careful afternoon.

Earth Coloring Pages - A spacecraft follows a dashed curve from Earth to Mars, the planet next door and the most visited after our own. The journey takes about seven months. Blue and white for the start, rust and ochre for the destination, silver for the probe. — A spacecraft follows a dashed curve from Earth to Mars, the planet next door and the most visited after our own. The journey takes about seven months. Blue and white for the start, rust and ochre for the destination, silver for the probe.

Earth Coloring Pages - Numbered one to eight from the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune - and Earth is the third. Order is right, sizes and distances are not. The classic project page: eight planets, eight colors, one bright sun on the left. — Numbered one to eight from the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune – and Earth is the third. Order is right, sizes and distances are not. The classic project page: eight planets, eight colors, one bright sun on the left.

Earth Coloring Pages - An astronaut squeezes water onto leafy greens in a growing tray while Earth fills the porthole behind him. Crews really do raise lettuce in orbit, and anything fresh is a treat up there. Bright green leaves against gray hardware, swirling clouds over the planet. — An astronaut squeezes water onto leafy greens in a growing tray while Earth fills the porthole behind him. Crews really do raise lettuce in orbit, and anything fresh is a treat up there. Bright green leaves against gray hardware, swirling clouds over the planet.

Earth Coloring Pages - Earth seen from straight above the Pacific: Australia and Southeast Asia on the left, cloud spirals curling over open ocean, two labels pointing out what is cloud and what is water. Keep the clouds white and let a single deep blue carry the whole page. — Earth seen from straight above the Pacific: Australia and Southeast Asia on the left, cloud spirals curling over open ocean, two labels pointing out what is cloud and what is water. Keep the clouds white and let a single deep blue carry the whole page.

Earth Coloring Pages - A capsule drifts down under a striped parachute toward a calm sea - the way crews have returned from orbit for decades, a splashdown instead of a runway. Alternate two colors on the parachute panels and keep the capsule dark and scorched from re-entry. — A capsule drifts down under a striped parachute toward a calm sea – the way crews have returned from orbit for decades, a splashdown instead of a runway. Alternate two colors on the parachute panels and keep the capsule dark and scorched from re-entry.

Earth Coloring Pages - Seven windows of the station's cupola, Earth filling the big one and the curve of the horizon in the panes either side. The cupola is where astronauts go to look at home. Space stays black, the frame pale gray, the planet does the rest. — Seven windows of the station's cupola, Earth filling the big one and the curve of the horizon in the panes either side. The cupola is where astronauts go to look at home. Space stays black, the frame pale gray, the planet does the rest.

Earth Coloring Pages - A big dish on a hillside talks to a satellite overhead, signals going both ways along the dashed line. Every picture a satellite takes comes home through a station like this. Forest green around the dish, and the signal arcs in a bright color. — A big dish on a hillside talks to a satellite overhead, signals going both ways along the dashed line. Every picture a satellite takes comes home through a station like this. Forest green around the dish, and the signal arcs in a bright color.

Earth Coloring Pages - One satellite reaches out with a robotic arm to catch a dead one before it becomes drifting junk - labeled a future idea, since cleanup craft are still being tested. Orbit is getting crowded. Metallic grays for both machines, solar wings in dark blue. — One satellite reaches out with a robotic arm to catch a dead one before it becomes drifting junk – labeled a future idea, since cleanup craft are still being tested. Orbit is getting crowded. Metallic grays for both machines, solar wings in dark blue.

Earth Coloring Pages - The dashed circle hugging the planet is low Earth orbit, where the space station flies a few hundred kilometers up and circles the globe in about ninety minutes. Trace the orbit in a bold color so it reads as a path, not a border. — The dashed circle hugging the planet is low Earth orbit, where the space station flies a few hundred kilometers up and circles the globe in about ninety minutes. Trace the orbit in a bold color so it reads as a path, not a border.

Earth Coloring Pages - Radar altimetry, simplified: the satellite bounces a pulse off the ocean and times the return - send, bounce, back - to measure the height of the sea within a few centimeters. Darker blue for the deep water, and make the pulse glow. — Radar altimetry, simplified: the satellite bounces a pulse off the ocean and times the return – send, bounce, back – to measure the height of the sea within a few centimeters. Darker blue for the deep water, and make the pulse glow.

Earth Coloring Pages - Three flight controllers watch a wall screen showing Earth and a capsule in orbit; one of them points at the spot that matters. Headsets, consoles, and the quiet focus of a room that cannot blink. Cool blues on the screen, warm tones on the people. — Three flight controllers watch a wall screen showing Earth and a capsule in orbit; one of them points at the spot that matters. Headsets, consoles, and the quiet focus of a room that cannot blink. Cool blues on the screen, warm tones on the people.

Earth Coloring Pages - Floating at a round window with Earth outside, a notebook and pencil drifting nearby and the words our home planet on the sill - the view every crew photographs first. Blue and white for the planet, the cabin in soft grays. — Floating at a round window with Earth outside, a notebook and pencil drifting nearby and the words our home planet on the sill – the view every crew photographs first. Blue and white for the planet, the cabin in soft grays.

Earth Coloring Pages - Through a porthole: a river winding from the mountains and fanning into a delta where it meets the ocean, with river, land and ocean each labeled. Deltas look like trees from orbit. One blue for the water, green and tan for the land. — Through a porthole: a river winding from the mountains and fanning into a delta where it meets the ocean, with river, land and ocean each labeled. Deltas look like trees from orbit. One blue for the water, green and tan for the land.

Earth Coloring Pages - A rocket climbs away from the curve of the planet on a column of flame and cloud, stars already overhead. Minutes after launch it is above most of the air. Orange and yellow exhaust, and a red-and-white rocket is the classic look. — A rocket climbs away from the curve of the planet on a column of flame and cloud, stars already overhead. Minutes after launch it is above most of the air. Orange and yellow exhaust, and a red-and-white rocket is the classic look.

Earth Coloring Pages - A camera satellite with two solar wings points its lens straight down at the Americas, cloud swirls drifting across both continents. Satellites like this map forests, cities and storms every day. Dark blue for the panels, silver body, and clouds left white. — A camera satellite with two solar wings points its lens straight down at the Americas, cloud swirls drifting across both continents. Satellites like this map forests, cities and storms every day. Dark blue for the panels, silver body, and clouds left white.

Earth Coloring Pages - Tethered beside the big solar panels that power the station, an astronaut checks the array with Earth glowing behind the helmet. Sunlight is the only fuel the station needs. The panels are the fun part - a deep blue grid with gold lines. — Tethered beside the big solar panels that power the station, an astronaut checks the array with Earth glowing behind the helmet. Sunlight is the only fuel the station needs. The panels are the fun part – a deep blue grid with gold lines.

Earth Coloring Pages - Modules joined end to end, four solar wings spread wide, and the whole station sailing over the Americas. Crews live aboard for months at a time. Silver and white for the modules, blue-black for the panels, and the planet below in full color. — Modules joined end to end, four solar wings spread wide, and the whole station sailing over the Americas. Crews live aboard for months at a time. Silver and white for the modules, blue-black for the panels, and the planet below in full color.

Earth Coloring Pages - Outside the station on a tether, an astronaut turns a handle on the hull with Earth hanging behind her. A spacewalk can last six or seven hours. Suits are white to reflect the sun, so spend the color on the planet and the gold visor. — Outside the station on a tether, an astronaut turns a handle on the hull with Earth hanging behind her. A spacewalk can last six or seven hours. Suits are white to reflect the sun, so spend the color on the planet and the gold visor.

Earth Coloring Pages - From orbit to the forecast: the satellite sends its view of the clouds to a presenter pointing at a national map with sun on one side and rain on the other. Tomorrow's weather starts in space. Sunny yellow and stormy gray on the map. — From orbit to the forecast: the satellite sends its view of the clouds to a presenter pointing at a national map with sun on one side and rain on the other. Tomorrow's weather starts in space. Sunny yellow and stormy gray on the map.

Earth Coloring Pages - A weather satellite with a dish antenna looks down on a huge hurricane spiraling in the Atlantic, its eye clearly visible near the center. Storms like this are tracked from above for days before landfall. White spiral, deep blue ocean, and the satellite in silver. — A weather satellite with a dish antenna looks down on a huge hurricane spiraling in the Atlantic, its eye clearly visible near the center. Storms like this are tracked from above for days before landfall. White spiral, deep blue ocean, and the satellite in silver.

Earth Coloring Pages - Circling the planet on a dashed path, the capsule is pulled toward the center by the arrow marked gravity: an orbit is falling toward Earth and missing, forever. Color the arrow boldly - it is the whole lesson - and keep the dashed path crisp. — Circling the planet on a dashed path, the capsule is pulled toward the center by the arrow marked gravity: an orbit is falling toward Earth and missing, forever. Color the arrow boldly – it is the whole lesson – and keep the dashed path crisp.

Earth Coloring Pages - A boy on his bedroom floor holds a toy rocket and imagines himself at a spacecraft window with Earth outside, a thought bubble labeled dream big over his head. Bedroom in warm colors, the dream in cool space blues, so the two worlds stay apart. — A boy on his bedroom floor holds a toy rocket and imagines himself at a spacecraft window with Earth outside, a thought bubble labeled dream big over his head. Bedroom in warm colors, the dream in cool space blues, so the two worlds stay apart.

Fun Things to Make with These Coloring Pages

View-from-space poster – color a globe, cut it out along its outline, glue it onto dark blue card and add stars with a white gel pen. The dark background makes even a quickly colored globe look finished.
Continent puzzle – color a map of the continents, glue it to thin cardboard, cut each continent out along its coastline and try to put them back around the globe from memory.
Habitat wheel – cut habitat scenes into circles, pin them to a cardboard disc with a paper fastener, and spin to match small paper animals to the place they live.
Watercolor globe – color the globe with pencils, then brush clean water over the ocean only. The pencil softens into a wash while the continents stay crisp and dry.
Layered canyon – color the rock walls in warm bands, cut the river out of the sheet and mount it over blue paper so the water sits one level deeper than the land.
Ocean flashcards – copy each ocean name onto an index card, color a strip of sea beneath it and quiz each other on which continents that ocean touches.
Window globe – color a globe on both sides, cut it out, glue a loop of thread to the top and hang it in a sunny window. With a second copy glued back to back it spins slowly in the draft.
Classroom frieze – color several globes from different sheets, cut them out and tape them in a row along the top of a wall or whiteboard. Each one in a slightly different palette keeps the line lively.

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