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Review of Solar System and Stars 4th grade unit
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You hold a model of the Earth &Sun. You rotate the model of Earth onceon its axis. This is 1
month.
minute.
year.
day.
2
What is the hottest planet due to the greenhouse effect?
Mars
Venus
Mercury
the Sun
3
Which separates the inner planets fromthe outer planets?
comets
an asteroid belt
Venus
Earth
4
What is the
eighth
and
last official planet
in our solar system?
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
5
Which of thefollowing about star colors are true?
The hottest stars are blue.
The newest stars are yellow.
The hotteststars are red.
The oldest stars are blue.
6
How often can a full moon beseen?
once a season
once each week
once a year
once a month
7
If the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away fromthe sun, predict what season it is in Georgia?
summer
winter
spring
fall
8
Which statement
correctly
describes the outer planets?
The outer planets are warmer than the inner planets.
The outer planets have rocky surfaces.
The outer planets are large and made of gases.
The outer planets are smaller than the inner planets.
9
How long does it take for the Earth torotate
once on its axis
?
24 hours
24 days
12 hours
365 days
10
Which could be learned about Mars only by sending a space probe to thatplanet?
the Size of Mar
the distance between the Sun and Mars
the shape of Mars’s orbit
the kind of material under Mars’s surface
11
What do the
inner planet
s have incommon?
They are very large compared to all of the planets.
They are made of gases.
They have a lot of moons.
They are smaller compared to all of the planets.
12
Which phase of the Moon is in thenight sky when you are not able to see any of the Moon?
New
Third Quarter
Full
First Quarter
13
On Mon., you see a bright object in the sky & on Thurs. you see it has moved. What could it be?
A star
A planet
An asteroid
The Sun
14
What is the largest planet?
Neptune
Venus
Jupiter
Uranus
15
What can you use on Earth to make the Moon,planets, and stars look closer and bigger?
a speedometer
a barometer
a telescope
a microscope
16
About how many days does it takethe Moon to travel around Earth?
180
365
27-31
1
17
Summer days in the Northern Hemisphere are hotterthan winter days, because in summer
the sun gives off more energy in the summer.
Earth is closer to the sun in the summer.
the sun gets hotter in the summer.
Earth’s Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.
18
Which is trueof stars and planets?
Starsmove through the sky, butplanets don’t.
Stars are the brightest objects in the night sky.
It's easier to seeplanets because they glow with heat.
Stars and planets bothmove.
19
What could be usedto study the surface of Mars?
a computer
a space probe sent via a rocket
a telescope
a manned spacecraf
20
How long does it take Earth to
revolve
aroundthe sun one time?
24 days
365 days
365 hours
24 hours
21
The sun, our closeststar is classified as a
giant, blue star
dwarf, black star
medium, white star
medium, yellow star.
22
If scientistsdiscovered a large, round object
revolving around a star
, the objectwould be a
moon
solar system
star
planet
23
Assess which modelhelps show the day/night cycle of theEarth.
Model on the Right.
Model on the Left
24
How will the constellation Orion look if you view it from the same place 12 months fromnow?
It will look thesame b/c stars are so far from Earth.
It will look differentbecause stars move across the sky.
It will look different b/c Earth will haveorbited around sun
It will look differentb/c Earth will rotate on its axis.
25
Which statementBEST explains why the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west?
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
The Moon orbits the Earth.
The Sun revolves around the Earth
The Earth rotates counter-clockwise on its axis.
26
A star’s colortells us about its
temperature
distance from the Earth
size
rotation
27
Why do constellation patterns stay the same, while planets can be seenin different locations?
Planets move and stars do not.
Stars move and planets do not.
Stars & planets move, but it's hard to see stars' motion.
None of the above aretrue.
28
What are the gas giants?
the outer planets
the sun and Venus
comets
the Milky Way
29
Which phase of the Moon do we seefully lit? _______________
New
Third Quarter
First Quarter
Full
30
During winter in the Northern Hemisphere,which statement is true?
Day and night are the same lengths during winter.
Neither pole is tilted toward the sun in the winter.
The North Pole is pointed away from the sun during winter.
The sun’s rays shine more directly on North Pole in winter.
