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A review of VA Grade 4 standards about the #SolarSystem. VA 4.7 4.8
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1
What 2 former Cold War rival countries are now collaborating in the ISS?
Canada and the United States
United States and United Kingdom
Russia and the United States
Australia and the United States
2
My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Noodles. This is a pneumonic device for .....?
The order of the size of the planets, largest to smallest.
The order of the size of the planets, smallest to largest.
Remembering the day my mom made me Pad Thai! Mmmmm.
The order of the planets coming out from the sun.
3
Which astronomer believed the Earth was the Center and that planets were going in mini-circles?
Galileo
Ptolemy
Aristotle
Copernicus
4
Which planet is larger?
Earth
Mars
Uranus
Mercury
5
If Copernicus could meet Aristotle, what might they have a serious debate about?
What was center of the Universe?
Who had the biggest nose?
What do we call the big ball of heat and light in the sky?
What do we call our planet?
6
Which of the following are gas giants?
Mercury and Venus
Earth and Jupiter
Neptune and Uranus
Mars and Neptune
7
A person who studies outer space is known as an ....
astronaut
astrologer
Astro-Dude
astronomer
8
Which planet is known as being the "Sideways Planet" due to spinning on a horizontal axis?
Earth
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
9
What was the first living creature to orbit the Earth?
Dog
Monkey
Cat
Human
10
What is the ISS?
Institution of Space Savers
International Space Struggles
Insecure Secret Singers
International Space Station
11
Who was the second man to step on the Moon?
Yuri Gagarin
Buzz Aldrin
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
12
What used to be considered a planet about 10 years ago, but is now called a "dwarf planet"?
Mercury
Moon
Sun
Pluto
13
What is the instrument that helps people on Earth to see planets and stars beyond our own?
Telecommunication
Television
Telephone
Telescope
14
When the moon gets between the Sun and the Earth and blocks the Sun, we call this a .....
Lunar Eclipse
Fusion phenomenon
Solar Eclipse
reason to get out of school.
15
The first person ever to go into space was...
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
16
The path an object makes around another object in space is called its ...
trajectory
rotation
orbit
satellite
17
Which would have stronger gravity?
Mars
Uranus
Earth
Jupiter
18
The reason why the Earth has seasons has to do with its.....
revolution
axial tilt
polar icecaps
rotation
19
Which astronomer was the first to believe that the Sun was the center of the solar system?
Ptolemy
Aristotle
Copernicus
Galileo
20
NASA stands for ....
National Apples and Sausage Association
National Always Stand Aligned organization
National And State Association
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
21
Which astronomer was known for using the telescope to find the moons of Jupiter?
Ptolemy
Aristotle
Copernicus
Galileo
22
When a moon phase is in GIBBOUS, it means ...
Less than half of the moon circle is visible.
The moon is a full moon.
A sliver of the moon is visible.
More than half of the moon circle is visible.
23
When a moon is in a WANING phase, it means...
Less and Less is showing
it's a new moon.
the moon is melting.
More and More is showing
24
If we combined all of the planets into one, how many mega-planets could fit inside the Sun?
13
25
99
1,000,000
25
Which missions occurred first in NASA accomplishments?
Columbia
Challenger
Apollo
Sputnik
26
The Sun is made up of ...
Oxygen and Nitrogen
Hydrogen and Helium
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen and Oxygen
27
Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?
Mars
Venus
Neptune
Mercury
28
The layer of air surrounding the earth, made of gasses like nitrogen and oxygen, is called the
atmosphere.
inner space.
breathable place.
Earth's Armor.
29
The first four planets coming out from the Sun are also known as the ___________ planets.
gargantuan
gas giant
teeny-tiny
terrestrial
30
How many phases of the moon did we study?
8
6
10
2
