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3rd Grade Solar System
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1
A NATURAL satellite that orbits a planet is called _____.
a moon
a star
a sun
a meteor
2
A cool spot on the Sun's surface is called _______.
a cold spot
an ice cube
a freezing spot
a sun spot
3
The imaginary line on which a planet rotates is called ______________.
an axis
the prime meridian
an equator
the globe
4
The planet closest to the Sun is ____________.
Mercury
Neptune
Earth
Uranus
5
An explosion on the surface of the Sun is called ______.
an explosion
a catastrophe
a solar flare
a bomb
6
The Earth ________ from East to West, causing night and day.
runs
orbits
rotates
goes around
7
The Earth and other planets _______ around the Sun.
chase
spin
rotate
orbit
8
One thousand _________ could fit into Jupiter.
Earths
Suns
clouds
stars
9
The further a planet is from the Sun the longer...
it takes the planet to orbit the sun.
it takes the planet to rotate.
it takes the planet to have seasons.
it takes the planet to complete one day.
10
This planet is the largest....
Earth
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
11
The star at the center of our solar system is called the _____.
Sirius
Polaris
North Star
Sun
12
A ball of burning gas is called ________.
a solar flare
a moon
a sun spot
a star
13
Mars is known as the __________.
green planet
red planet
cool planet
hot planet
14
The Sun is a _________.
planet
meteor
moon
star
15
When our planet has completed orbited the sun it is called a _________.
year
season
hour
day
16
The third planet from the sun is _______.
Venus
Jupiter
Earth
Pluto
17
Our galaxy is called __________.
The Milky Way
Andromeda Galaxy
Sombrero Galaxy
Pinwheel Galaxy
18
The Earth's tilt causes the sun to shine more on parts of the Earth, causing the __ to change.
seasons
years
days
months
19
The planets in order are:
Mercury, Venus,Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Neptune,Uranus,Saturn,Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
Earth,Jupiter, Neptune, Venus,Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Mars
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One thousand ________ could fit into the Sun.
Neptunes
Earths
meteors
Jupiters
