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Grade 4 Planetary Motion
What orbits Earth?
  1. the Sun
  2. the Moon
  3. the Stars
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
What path does the Sun travel along as it appears to move through the sky?
  1. east to west
  2. left to right
  3. north to south
  4. up to down
Grade 4 The Moon
The Moon is a star.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Sun
There are many stars larger than our Sun. Why does the Sun appear to be larger than all the other stars?
  1. The Sun is the hottest star.
  2. The Sun is the brightest star.
  3. The Sun is closer to Earth than other stars.
  4. The Sun is the only star in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Grade 4 The Moon
How long does it take the Moon to go around Earth?
  1. 3 years
  2. 29 days and 5 hours
  3. 31 days
  4. 27 days and 7 hours
Grade 4 Stars
Thermal energy that travels from the Sun to Earth is transferred by
  1. conduction.
  2. fuel.
  3. convection.
  4. radiation.
Grade 4 Universe
               and               believed the Sun was the center of the universe.
  1. Aristotle
  2. Copernicus
  3. Galileo
  4. Ptolemy
Grade 4 Sun
Why do the Sun and Moon appear to be the same size?
  1. The Moon reflects the sunlight, making it appear larger.
  2. Earth is tilted away from the Sun.
  3. The Sun and Moon are about the same size.
  4. The Sun is farther away from Earth than the Moon is.
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
Earth's rotation causes day and night.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
A meteorite is a piece of space debris, like a piece of an asteroid, that reaches the Earth's surface.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Outer Planets
This planet has a giant hurricane-like storm called the Great Red Spot.
  1. Uranus
  2. Saturn
  3. Jupiter
  4. Venus
Grade 4 Sun
What provides most of the heat and light to our solar system?
  1. the comet Hale-Bopp
  2. asteroids
  3. the Sun
  4. Jupiter
Grade 4 The Moon
The Moon reflects light emitted from the Sun.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Inner Planets
Which of the following planets is the only one where life is known to exist?
  1. Earth
  2. Venus
  3. Mars
  4. Saturn
Grade 4 Inner Planets
Mercury is the         first         planet from the Sun.
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
Earth's movement through space causes day, night, and the seasons.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
Which of the following units are used by humans to organize time based on natural motions of Earth?
  1. weeks
  2. minutes
  3. seconds
  4. all of the above
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
What is an orbit?
  1. gravity pulling asteroids toward Earth
  2. a type of celestial object
  3. the curved path one object travels around another
  4. how fast a planet circles around the Sun
Grade 4 Sun
The Sun provides                 of the energy to the solar system.
  1. most
  2. little
  3. none
  4. some
Grade 4 The Moon
During which phase does the Moon appear to be a bright, round circle in the sky?
  1. first quarter
  2. new moon
  3. last quarter
  4. full moon
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