3rd Grade Quiz On The Solar System Question Preview (ID: 52605)


3.E.1.1 Recognize That The Earth Is Part Of A System Called The Solar System That Includes The Sun (a Star), Planets, And Many Moons And The Earth Is The Third Planet From The Sun In Our Solar System. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Except for the Earth, the planets are named after gods from...
a) Roman mythology
b) Greek mythology
c) Both answers are correct
d)

What are the two main groups of planets in our solar system?
a) Terrestrial Planets and Gas Giants
b) Terrestrial Planets and Giant Planets
c) Rocky Planets and Gas Giants
d) Special Planets and Giant Planets

Pluto is considered...
a) a planet, like earth
b) dwarf planet
c)
d)

The largest planet in the solar system is...
a) Mars
b) Jupiter
c) Venus
d) Earth

The order of the planets from closest to the sun outwards is...
a) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b) Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
c) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
d) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and finally Neptune.

What are the planets closest to the sun called?
a) Terrestrial Planets
b) Hot Planets
c) Smooth Planets
d) Jovian

What type of surfaces do the terrestrial planets have?
a) Solid, rocky surfaces
b) Gaseous atmospheres
c) Smooth surfaces
d) No atmospehere

A planet is a celestial body that...
a) is in orbit around the Sun
b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic shape
c) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit
d) All of the above

What planets are in the inner solar system?
a) Sun, Moon, Stars, and Mars
b) Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
c) Earth, Jupiter, Pluto, and Venus
d) Venus, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter

How many planets are in the solar system?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 9
d) 11

What is the name of the star that the planets circle?
a) Sun
b) Big Dipper
c) Moon
d) Mercury

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