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Solar System Grade 3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Mars

2.

How many planets are there in our solar system?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

5

d)

10

3.

What is the name of the planet closest to the Sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Jupiter

4.

What is the name of the planet farthest from the Sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Mars

5.

What is an orbit?

a)

The path an object takes around another object in space due to gravity.

b)

The sound made by a musical instrument

c)

A type of dessert

d)

A type of dance move

6.

What causes day and night on Earth?

a)

Movement of the Sun

b)

Rotation of the Earth on its axis

c)

Tidal forces

d)

Revolution of the Moon around Earth

7.

What is the name of the imaginary line around which a planet rotates?

a)

orbit

b)

center

c)

tilt

d)

axis

8.

Which planet is known for its beautiful rings?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

9.

Solar system means: .........................

a)

over the Sun

b)

from the Sun

c)

to the Sun

d)

away from the Sun

10.

What makes the Solar System?

a)

planets

b)

moons

c)

Sun

d)

all of these

11.

.............................. is the biggest object in our solar system.

a)

moon

b)

Earth

c)

Sun

d)

none of these

12.

Another word for Sun is ...................

a)

moon

b)

star

c)

planet

d)

galaxy

13.

......................... is the nearest star to our Earth.

a)

shooting star

b)

moon

c)

Mars

d)

Sun

14.

People who study space, planets and stars are known as ...........................

a)

astronomers

b)

asteroids

c)

astronauts

d)

none of these

15.

......................... an instrument used to see faraway objects.

a)

microscope

b)

telescope

c)

opthalmoscope

d)

none of these