Solar System Grade 3

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Mars

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How many planets are there in our solar system?

• 8

• 7

• 5

• 10

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

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

• Jupiter

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

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Mars

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What is an orbit?

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

• The sound made by a musical instrument

• A type of dessert

• A type of dance move

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What causes day and night on Earth?

• Movement of the Sun

• Rotation of the Earth on its axis

• Tidal forces

• Revolution of the Moon around Earth

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

• orbit

• center

• tilt

• axis

Which planet is known for its beautiful rings?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mars

• Neptune

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

• over the Sun

• from the Sun

• to the Sun

• away from the Sun

What makes the Solar System?

• planets

• moons

• Sun

• all of these

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