Solar System 4th Grade Test Review Quiz

A huge ball of superheated gases is called a __________.

What does a star's color tell us about the star?

The star at the center of our solar system is the __________.

A group of stars that form an imaginary picture in the sky is ________________.

What is an example in which technology has been used to observe distant objects in the sky?

A group of objects that orbit a star in the center, and that star

The path that an object takes around another object is its ________________.

Which of the following statements about planets and stars is correct?

What is a large object that orbits a star?

Earth experiences day and night because it spins or ___________ on it's axis.

Which is true?

What word means to orbit around an object?

What is the name of the imaginary line that extended through both poles of a planet?

You turn a model of Earth around its axis. What does this motion explain?

What causes the sun to appear to rise and set in the sky?

A natural object that orbits around a planet is a _____________.

Which is true?

How are planets and stars different?

What is one example in which technology has been used to observe distant objects in the sky?

Which is NOT a characteristic of a star?

Why do the position of stars seem to change as seasons change?

What larger object floats in space above Earth to take pictures of stars and planets?