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Grade 3 31st Jan

Total questions: 114

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The sun is a _______________.
a)
planet
b)
satallite
c)
galaxy
d)
star
2.

The center of our solar system is the....

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

d)

Asteroid belt

3.

There are _________ planets in our solar system.

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

4.

Which is the largest planet in our Solar System?

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

5.

Which planet is the hottest in the Solar System?

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

6.

Which planet is third from the sun?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

7.

Which planet is the smallest planet?

a)

Uranus

b)

Mercury

c)

Neptune

d)

Earth

8.
This picture shows the path Earth takes as it moves around the sun. What is the path called?
a)
a constellation
b)
a moon
c)
an orbit
d)
a planet
9.
What is energy created by the sun called?
a)
sun energy
b)
hot energy
c)
solar energy
d)
solar heat
10.

What is the smallest planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

11.

What planet do we live on?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

12.

Which one is the planet sentence?

a)

My very eager mom jammed out.

b)

My very energetic mom just served us nachos.

c)

The planets are lots of fun.

d)

i wish I knew which one was rght.

13.

A star is a huge ball of (a)   .

14.

There are ___ planets in our solar system

a)

7

b)

9

c)

8

d)

6

15.

Identify the picture.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

16.

Identify the picture

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

17.

Small heavenly bodies that revolve around a a planet is called __________ .

a)

Satellites

b)

Milky way

c)

Moon

d)

Earth

e)

Sun

18.

The center of our solar system is the....

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

d)

Asteroid belt

19.

What is your home planet

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

20.

Which is the biggest planet in the solar system?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

21.

What are some planets of the solar system?TICK ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Pluto

d)

Ceres

22.

Earth is called the __________ planet.

a)

green

b)

red

c)

blue

d)

yellow

23.

Mars is called the ________ planet.

a)

green

b)

blue

c)

red

d)

yellow

24.

Saturn is famous for its _____________.

a)

rings

b)

gas

c)

colour

d)

moons

25.

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

26.

The Sun is a ___________.

a)

planet

b)

star

c)

moon

d)

meteor

27.

Choose components of our solar system.

a)

planets

b)

moons

c)

asteroids

d)

comets

e)

sun

28.
Shadows cast by the Sun are the shortest
a)
in the morning.
b)
at noon.
c)
at night.
29.
What causes shade beneath a tree?
a)
Earth reflecting sunlight
b)
the tree blocking sunlight
c)
the seasons
30.
The time it takes Earth to rotate one time
a)
365 1/4 day
b)
about 24 hours
c)
about 24 days
31.
A moon that is completely lit is a 
a)
a crescent moon
b)
a full moon
c)
a new moon
32.
Earth casts a shadow on the Moon on causes 
a)
a solar eclipse
b)
a new moon
c)
a lunar eclipse
33.
The southern half of Earth tilts away from the Sun during which month below
a)
June
b)
December 
c)
March
34.
Earth spins around an imaginary line called the 
a)
eclipse
b)
horizon
c)
axis
35.
The tilt of the Earth and its revolution around the Sun causes 
a)
seasons
b)
full moons
c)
new moons
36.
If you observe constellations at different times of the year, they are...
a)
bigger
b)
in different parts of the sky and seem to rotate around the North Star
c)
rotate around the moon
37.
In summer, the number of hours of daylight is _________________  the number of hours of darkness.
a)
about equal to
b)
the same as
c)
greater than
38.
How long does it take the Moon to go once around Earth?
a)
about as long as it takes the Moon to rotate once on its axis
b)
longer than it takes Earth to go around the Sun
c)
about as long as it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis
39.
Some stars appear dimmer than others because
a)
They are bigger than other stars.
b)
They are farther away from Earth than other stars.
c)
They are closer to Earth than other stars.
40.
If you observe constellations at different times of the year, you notice they are in different parts of the sky and
a)
they appear to revolve around the Sun.
b)
they appear to rotate around the Sun.
c)
seem to rotate around the North Star.
41.

Where is Earth

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.

Jupiter is big

a)

true

b)

false

43.

pick two images just like this

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.

Jupiter is big

a)

true

b)

false

45.

Mars is blue

a)

True

b)

False

46.

What is this planet

a)

mecury

b)

earth

c)

jupiter

d)

neptune

47.

Where is Earth

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

Venus is the planet that planet that comes after Mecury

a)

True

b)

False

49.

What is this planet

a)

mecury

b)

earth

c)

jupiter

d)

neptune

50.

Venus is the planet that planet that comes after Mecury

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Where is Earth

a)
b)
c)
d)
52.

Which force keeps all the planets in the solar system?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

magnetism

d)

electricity

53.
The biggest planet in the solar system is? 
a)
Earth 
b)
Jupiter 
c)
Mars 
d)
Sun 
54.

Mars is blue

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Venus is the planet that planet that comes after Mecury

a)

True

b)

False

56.
Which is the brightest object in the sky?
a)
moon
b)
saturn 
c)
uranus
d)
sun 
57.
The biggest planet in the solar system is? 
a)
Earth 
b)
Jupiter 
c)
Mars 
d)
Sun 
58.
Which is the coldest planet in the solar sytem?
a)
Uranus 
b)
Mars 
c)
Jupiter 
d)
Earth 
59.
The planet with the most life form?
a)
Mars 
b)
Jupiter 
c)
Earth 
d)
Moon 
60.
The planet nearest to the sun?
a)
Jupiter 
b)
Venus 
c)
Mercury 
d)
Earth 
61.
Hottest planet in the solar system 
a)
Neptune 
b)
Uranus 
c)
Venus 
d)
Mars 
62.
The planet furthest from the sun is 
a)
Neptune 
b)
Mars 
c)
Earth 
d)
Pluto 
63.
What is it called when the earth is turning on its axis?
a)
revolution 
b)
orbit 
c)
spin 
d)
rotation 
64.
One full rotation of the earth takes_____ hours
a)
365
b)
24
c)
36
d)
12
65.
Earth is divided by halves called_____
a)
seasons 
b)
sections 
c)
hemispheres
d)
revolutions 
66.

What is the closest star to the Earth

a)

SY scuty

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Regel

67.

(a)   is the hottest planet in the solar system.

68.

The coldest planet in the solar system is Uranus

a)

False

b)

True

69.

In ___________,_________,________ and ________ it rains diamonds

a)

Earth

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupitur

e)

Uranus

70.

(a)   is the jewel of solar sytem.

71.

(a)   is the largest planet.

72.

Asteroid belt lies between:

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

73.

_______ is the dwarf planet in the solar system.

a)

Pluto

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mercury

74.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called.....?
a)
Jovian Planets
b)
Awesome Sauce Planets
c)
Gas Giants
d)
Inner Planets
75.
Which planet is the hottest?
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
76.
What do we call Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
a)
Outer Planets
b)
Terrestrial Planets
c)
Inner Planets
d)
Oort Cloud
77.
What is the big bang theory?
a)
A movie
b)
A planet
c)
A theory of how Jupiter will crash into Saturn
d)
A theory of how the Universe began
78.
What is the only planet known to contain life?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
79.
What characteristic is Jupiter known for?
a)
Rings of ice and dust
b)
Great Red Spot
c)
Olympus Mons
d)
Fire
80.
Which planet is known for having an extreme tilt on its axis causing extreme seasons?
a)
Neptune
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
81.
What characteristics do Earth and Venus share? 
a)
They rotate in the same direction
b)
They are both similar size and density
c)
They have the same gases in their atmospheres
d)
They were born at the same time
82.
What factor determines the color of a star?
a)
Size
b)
Shape
c)
Magnitude
d)
Temperature
83.
What is one factor that makes life on Earth possible?
a)
Water
b)
High gravity
c)
Elliptical Orbit
d)
Hydrogen
84.
Which planet is now characterized as a dwarf planet?
a)
Neptune
b)
Pluto
c)
Miss Best
d)
Coca-cola
85.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
86.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Uranus
b)
Mercury
c)
Neptune
d)
Earth
87.
Which is the second closest planet to the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
88.
Which planet is third from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Pluto
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
89.
Which is the fourth planet from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Saturn
c)
Earth
d)
Jupiter
90.
Which planet is fifth from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
91.
Which is the sixth planet from the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Uranus
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune
92.
Which planet is seventh from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
93.

The moon's surface is covered with what?

a)

water

b)

craters or holes

c)

salt

d)

plants

94.

The moon orbits the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

95.

Why does the moon shine?

a)

it has its own light

b)

it reflects Earth's light

c)

it reflects the Sun's light

96.

How long does it take for the moon to orbit Earth?

a)

24 hours

b)

365 days

c)

28 days

97.

The moon has 4 phases.

a)

true

b)

false

98.

We can't see the moon when it is in which phase?

a)

waning crescent

b)

new moon

c)

waxing gibbous

99.

When does a lunar eclipse happen?

a)

when the sun is hidden by the moon

b)

when the Earth is hidden by the sun

c)

when the full moon passes through Earth's shadow

100.

The moon is a burning ball of gas.

a)

true

b)

false

101.

The moon is made of what material?

a)

water

b)

gas

c)

rock

102.

The moon is a natural

a)

satellite

b)

planet

c)

star

103.
Galileo was a scientist who used his telescope to see?
a)
The sun
b)
The moon
c)
Moons of Jupiter, the moon and planets as spheres
d)
the ocean
104.
A star is a 
a)
ball of gas and point in the sky
b)
a five pointed shape
c)
a figure in the sky
d)
a mixture 
105.
How do stars move across the sky?
a)
they do not move
b)
they follow the same path as the sun
c)
they stay North
d)
they make shapes
106.
A telescope makes the stars seem?
a)
dull and dark
b)
bright like the sun
c)
really small
d)
closer and clear
107.
Why do we see different constellations ?
a)
The stars are moving
b)
Earth is rotating
c)
you are spinning in circles
d)
The moon is moving
108.
Scientist put telescopes in outer space so they can ?
a)
look at stars
b)
take pictures
c)
see they can see  the stars better, it is dark and there is no light
109.
A telescope is a tool scientist use to make objects look?
a)
blurry
b)
humungous
c)
tiny
d)
bigger and closer
110.
To get a clear view of the constellations where could you put your telescope?
a)
your bedroom
b)
on top of a mountain
c)
your back yard
d)
next to a bright light
111.
During the winter we see the constellation?
a)
Great Bear
b)
Sunshower
c)
Aquila
d)
Orion
112.
During the winter we see the constellation?
a)
Great Bear
b)
Sunshower
c)
Aquila
d)
Orion
113.
Why can't we see constellations during the day?
a)
They move
b)
Its not dark
c)
The sun is too bright
d)
They change shape
114.
What are some things we can do to see the stars clearly?
a)
use a telescope,use binoculars, leave the city go on top of a mountain
b)
go to a mountain
c)
use a football field
d)
do nothing