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Grade 3 Science Worksheet: Solar System Word Problems
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Grade 3 Science Worksheet: Solar System Word Problems
Solar System Word Problems
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Grade: Grade 3
Subject: Science
Topic: Solar System
Time: 20 Minutes
Difficulty: Challenging
Questions: 5
Instructions: Read each word problem carefully. Show your thinking and write the answer. Use what you know about the solar system to solve each problem.
Skills Practiced:
Solar System
Science
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
1Question
Mia learned that there are 8 planets in our solar system. If her teacher says the first 4 planets are the inner planets, how many planets are not inner planets?
2Question
A class made a model of the solar system using 8 planet cards. If 3 cards showed rocky planets, how many cards showed gas or ice planets?
3Question
Jonah counted 2 moons for Mars in a book and 1 moon for Earth. How many moons did he count altogether?
4Question
A science group placed planet pictures in a line. They put Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars first. Then they added the 4 outer planets. How many planet pictures are in the line now?
5Question
Lena is making a poster about the solar system. She wants to add 1 Sun, 8 planets, 5 dwarf planets, and 2 asteroid belt drawings. How many space objects or parts will be on her poster altogether?
Answer Key
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Answer
1
4 planets are not inner planets.
2
5 cards showed gas or ice planets.
3
3 moons altogether.
4
8 planet pictures are in the line now.
5
16 space objects or parts will be on her poster altogether.