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List: Spelling - 3rd Grade - Lesson 32
Vocabulary Test
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Instructions:
1. Venus - The word ' Venus' means?
a. n. the second nearest planet to the sun; visible from Earth as an early morning star or an
evening star 2 goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
b. n. -Rom. Myth.- the chief deity; god of thunder and the skies; identified with the Greek Zeus the
largest planet of the solar system and the fifth in distance from the sun; it has a ring composed
of microscopic dustlike particles; diameter; c. 142;98
c. n. a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye
d. plural n. a person engaged in or trained for spaceflight
2. Saturn - The word ' Saturn ' means?
a. n. the second largest planet of the solar system and the sixth in distance from the sun
b.
3. Mercury - The word ' Mercury ' means?
b. symbol-Hg; atomic number-80; a heavy silver-white highly toxic metallic element; the only one
a.
that is liquid at room temperature
4. astronauts - Select the BEST choice for the synonym of 'astronauts'.
a. space traveler
b. scuba diver
5. Jupiter - The word ' Jupiter' means?
a. n. the second nearest planet to the sun; visible from Earth as an early morning star or an
evening star 2 goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
b. n. -Rom. Myth.- the chief deity; god of thunder and the skies; identified with the Greek Zeus the
largest planet of the solar system and the fifth in distance from the sun; it has a ring composed
of microscopic dustlike particles; diameter; c. 142;98
c. n. the second largest planet of the solar system and the sixth in distance from the sun
d. symbol-Hg; atomic number-80; a heavy silver-white highly toxic metallic element; the only one
that is liquid at room temperature
6. Earth - The word ' Earth' means?
a. n. any celestial body other than comets or satellites that revolves around a star
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b. symbol-Hg; atomic number-80; a heavy silver-white highly toxic metallic element; the only one
that is liquid at room temperature
c. n. the second nearest planet to the sun; visible from Earth as an early morning star or an
evening star 2 goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
d. n. the planet third in order from the sun
7. Uranus - The word ' Uranus' means?
a. n. -Greek mythology- god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans
b. n. the second nearest planet to the sun; visible from Earth as an early morning star or an
evening star 2 goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
c. n. the planet third in order from the sun
d. n. -Rom. Myth.- the chief deity; god of thunder and the skies; identified with the Greek Zeus the
largest planet of the solar system and the fifth in distance from the sun; it has a ring composed
of microscopic dustlike particles; diameter; c. 142;98
8. planets - The word ' planets' means?
a. n. the second largest planet of the solar system and the sixth in distance from the sun
b. n. the planet third in order from the sun
c. n. any celestial body other than comets or satellites that revolves around a star
d. n. -Greek mythology- god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans
9. Mars - Select the BEST choice for the synonym of 'Mars'.
a. Red Planet
b. sun
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