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4th Grade Science SOLs 4.7a, 4.7b, 4.7c, and 4.8d
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Approximately how old is the sun?
4 billion years old
6 billion years old
5.2 billion years old
4.6 billion years old
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What does Earth have that supports life?
oxygen-rich atmosphere and water
food and gases
light and water
Mcdonalds and Chick-Fil-A
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What planet do we live on?
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Earth
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Earth is the ____ terrestrial planet from the sun.
3rd
1st
2nd
4th
5
The sun is mostly made of?
carbon dioxide and oxygen
oxygen and nitrogen
nitrogen and helium
hydrogen and helium
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________ means to spin on an axis.
Revolution
Rotation
Twisting
Tilting
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How far is Earth from the sun?
75 million kilometers
15 kilometers
300 million kilometers
150 million kilometers
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What is the fifth planet from the sun?
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus
Venus
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What changes our planet from
above
the surface?
volcanoes
weathering and erosion
trenches
earthquakes
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The moon is a small rocky ______ of the Earth.
planet
satellite
neighbor
friend
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Earth is the only planet in the solar system that can support _____.
life
gases
Wal-Mart
light
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Which planet is a gas giant?
Neptune
Mars
Earth
Venus
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How long does it take the earth to revolve around the sun?
200 and 1/2 days
300 days
365 and 1/4 days
24 hours
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How long does it take earth to complete one full rotation?
60 minutes
48 hours
1 year
24 hours
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Does the Earth rotate or revolve around the sun?
rotate
revolve
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Valleys, mountains, and craters cover the ______'s surface.
Moon
Sun
Neptune
Earth
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What type of planet does not have a solid surface?
Gas Giant
Terrestrial
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The Earth's axis is not straight up and down, but it is tilted by ______ degrees.
17
2
23.5
45.5
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What geologic events change our planet from
underneath
the surface?
earthquakes and volcanoes
snow storms and rain
weathering and erosion
hurricanes and tsunamis
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Which is a terrestrial planet?
Saturn
Jupiter
Mercury
Uranus
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_________ means to travel in a circular path around another object in space.
Revolution
Spinning
Rotation
Tilting
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As earth rotates, part is facing the sun while the other half does not. This causes:
day
both day and night
night
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The sun is an average sized _______ star.
large
orange
bright
yellow
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Why do we experience seasons?
earth's rotation
earth's tilt
earth's spinning
earth's revolution
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What kind of planet has a solid, hard, rocky surface?
Gas Giant
Terrestrial
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What planet is closest to the sun?
Mars
Earth
Venus
Mercury
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Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Lebron James
Copernicus
Galileo
Neil Armstrong