Science Test (Top Science 3)

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Class 3º Grade A/ B Date August 2023

Aim Unit Nº 2: “Our Solar System”.

Skills Identify and recognize components of the Solar System.

Describe the characteristics of various parts of the Solar System.

Evaluation Formative Test Score / 32 points

A) Match with a line (9 points).

a) Sun - hottest planet
b) Planets - natural satellite
c) Moon - smallest planet
d) Venus - go around the Sun
e) Neptune - red planet
f) Mercury - a Star
g) Mars - furthest planet
h) Comets - Celestial bodies made of rock and ice
i) Jupiter - largest planet

B) Select the correct alternative (10 points).

1. Which of these is NOT a planet?
A. Venus
B. Pluto
C. Jupiter

2. What planet do we live on?

A. Neptune
B. Mercury
C. Earth

3. Where does the light of the Moon come from?

A. The Earth
B. Its own gases
C. The Sun

4. What is the Moon made out of?

A. Rocks
B. Gases
C. Flowers

5. Which word means solar?

A. Sun
B. Moon
C. Star
6. Days and nights are caused by the way the Earth moves. What is this movement called?
A. Rotation
B. Seasons
C. Solar system

7. Which is the largest planet in the solar system?

A. Jupiter
B. Saturn
C. Neptune

8. What is the time taken by the Earth to complete one rotation around the sun?
A. 24 hours
B. 1 month
C. 1 year

9. Name the imaginary line upon which the Earth spins.

A. Axis
B. Orbit
C. Rotation

10. How many seasons of the year are there?

A. 4
B. 8
C. 12

C. Look at the following picture of the Solar System, colour the planets and then fill in with the
corresponding names of the planets. (9 points)

Jupiter – Mercury – Sun – Mars – Saturn – Venus – Earth – Neptune - Uranus

D). What effects do the Earth’s movements have on it?
Write them on the lines (4 points).

Rotation movement. - Orbital revolution.

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Day and night

365 days
the 4 seasons of the year
24 hours