Earth and Space - Grade 4 - Science Fusion Unit 6

Why is it useful to make a model of the sun and planets?

Which characteristic do all inner planets share?

Which planet is closest to the sun?

What is the phase of the Moon for position 1?

Which phase does the picture show?

There are ______ total moon phases.

Moon phases are the changes in the appearance of the moon's shape. True or false?

If the moon started rotating faster, how would it look different if you were looking at it from Earth?

How are Earth and Jupiter different?

The same side of the moon always faces Earth. Why is this?

An astronomer ______ developed a new model of the universe which had the sun at the center of the universe, not Earth.

What is the phase of the Moon for position 7?

Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours. What is the result of Earth's rotation?

Which is NOT true about outer planets?

A planet can have one or more moons. What is another word that means the same as moon?

Planets of the solar system are different in size. Which list orders the planets correctly from smallest to largest?

Name the largest planet in the solar system

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

What is the phase of the Moon for position 3?

Earth revolves around the sun. How long does it take for Earth to complete one revolution?

The moon does not rotate on its axis. True or false?

To turn or spin about an axis. When things turn like a top.

We can only see the moon during the new moon phase. True or false?

Name the planet that is red because of the iron dioxide in its soil

Earth revolves around the sun. What object does the moon revolve around as it goes through its phases?

What is the phase of the Moon for position 5?

To go around something in a circle. Earth goes around the sun once a year.

We can only see one side of the moon from Earth. True or false?

__________ is the imaginary line around and Earth turns around it.

Pluto is a __________ planet

There are eight planets in the solar system. Which is true of all planets?

A small rocky body orbiting the sun. It is made up of rock and metal.

Which sequence correctly shows order of Moon phases?. Which diagram sequence correctly shows the order or Moon phases

What will be the next phase be?

What would happen to the moon's phases if the moon still revolved but Earth did not?

Each half of the globe.

Is a pattern of stars that form an imaginary picture in the sky.

Solar system consists of __________________

Earth revolves around the sun. How long does it take for Earth to complete one revolution?

What can you notice about the inner planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?

________ is the path that one object takes around another object