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Hays 3rd Grade Astronomy

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At which letter would the Sun be near in this picture?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

What is the Sun made up of?

a)

Extremely hot Lava

b)

Melted Iron

c)

Glowing Gases

d)

Dead Animals

3.

This picture is a good model of __________________.

a)

The Earth's orbit.

b)

The Sun's orbit.

c)

seasons.

d)

Earth's rotation.

4.

How long does it take Earth to make one complete rotation?

a)

One Year

b)

One Month

c)

One Week

d)

One Day

5.

What does this circular arrow represent?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

Sun's rotation

c)

Earth's orbit

d)

Sun's orbit

6.

How long is one orbit of Earth?

a)

One Year

b)

One Month

c)

One Week

d)

One Day

7.

How many Stars are there in Our Solar System?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Ten

d)

Too many to count

8.

How many rotations will the Earth make when it completes its orbit around the Sun?

a)

4

b)

52

c)

1

d)

365

9.

What season is when Earth is at position M, in the northern hemisphere (where Texas is)?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

10.

What season is it in the position, where we live, with the colored Earth?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

11.

What season is at Point B, where we live?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

12.

What season is it, where we live, at Position K?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

13.

How long does it take to go from point J to Point K?

a)

1 year

b)

1 month

c)

3 months

d)

1 day

14.

Which season comes before the season at Point B?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

15.

Which statement is true?

a)

The Sun provides sound energy for Earth.

b)

The Sun orbits the Earth and the Earth orbits the Moon.

c)

The Sun is the major source of light and heat energy for Earth.

d)

The Sun is a huge ball of rock and water.

16.

When we look at the Moon and see part of it lit up, it is actually----

a)

Sunlight bouncing off of the Earth.

b)

Sunlight bouncing off of the Moon.

c)

Light made by the Moon.

d)

Light made by Earth.

17.

What motion causes the Moon phases?

a)

Earth's orbit around the Sun.

b)

Earth's rotation.

c)

The Sun's orb it around the Earth.

d)

The Moon's orbit around the Earth.