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WorksheetsSpace Science Worksheet — Grade 3
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which of the following planets is closest to the Sun?
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Neptune
What does the image show?
The Sun
The Moon
Earth
Mars
The Sun provides us with _______.
mechanical energy
sound energy
light and heat
matter
What does the image show?
Earth’s rotation
Earth’s orbit
The Moon’s orbit
The Moon’s rotation
Our moon revolves around _______.
the Sun
Earth
itself
Mars
Our moon reflects light from _______.
the Sun
Earth
itself
Mars
What tool can we use to observe objects in space?
Hand lens
Magnet
Microscope
Telescope
What does the image show?
Phases of the Moon
Day and night
The Sun’s orbit
Earth’s orbit
Earth takes ________ to revolve around the Sun.
1 year
1 day
1 month
1 hour
What does the image show?
The Moon orbiting Earth
Earth orbiting the Sun
Earth’s rotation
The Sun’s orbit
We experience day and night every 24 ________.
days
weeks
hours
years
The sun is made of ________.
solid rock
planets
metal
hot gases and plasma
What does the image show?
The phases of the Moon
Day and night on Earth
Day and night on the Sun
The phases of the Sun
What do the planets in our solar system all orbit?
The Sun
The Moon
Earth
Mars
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Earth
Neptune
Jupiter
Mercury
Which planet in our solar system is the farthest from the Sun?
Mercury
Neptune
Earth
Jupiter
When we can see all the Moon’s reflected light, it is a ________.
Full Moon
New Moon
Quarter Moon
Crescent Moon
A globe is a ________.
model
telescope
graph
safety tool
The spinning of a planet on its axis is known as ________.
orbiting
revolving
rotating
flying
The Sun is a ________.
moon
planet
star
orbit
What keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?
centripetal force
gravity
love
friction
How many planets orbit the sun in our solar system?
Which planet has the longest revolution around the Sun?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Based on the pattern in the data table, predict the period of Mars' orbit.
less than 88 days
between 88 and 224.6 days
greater than 365.2 days
exactly 2x 224.6 days
