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Solar System Review - 4th grade SOL Standards
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1
What in the solar system is 110 times the diameter of the Earth, a star, 4.6 billion yrs old
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
Sun
2
When only a small part of the moon is visible, the moon is most likely in its -
New Moon Phase
First - quarter phase
Waxing gibbous phase
Waning crescent phase
3
Which of these would be things that the moon and Earth share?
Oxygen in atmosphere
Liquid water present
Active volcanoes
Rocky surface
4
Who believed that the Earth was the center of solar system?
Copernicus, Aristotle
Aristotle, Galileo
Galileo, Ptolemy
Ptolemy, Aristotle
5
About how long does it take for the moon to revolve around Earth?
1 year
24 days
24 hours
1 month
6
The amount of time it takes for Earth to spin on its axis and make one complete rotation is -
24 hours
1 month
24 days
1 year
7
Which of these takes about one year to complete?
The Sun’s orbit around Earth
One rotation of Earth on its axis
The Moon’s orbit around Earth
One revolution of Earth around the Sun
8
What would be the best reason to build a model?
To see the size of the sun
To have fun in the art room
To show the relationship between the planets and sun
To see how far away the next solar system is
9
Who was the astronomer who theorized that the planets revolved around the sun?
Ptolemy
Newton
Aristotle
Copernicus
10
Which of the following best explains why scientists have greater knowledge of the moon?
National Geographic Explorations
Pictures from telescopes
Galileo's discoveries
NASA Apollo missions
11
The scientist who first used a telescope for astronomy was
Copernicus
Galileo
Ptolemy
Newton
12
Which of the following are considered to be terrestrial planets?
Earth, Jupiter, Saturn
Earth, Mars, Neptune
Mars, Saturn, Uranus
Mercury, Venus, Earth
13
Earth is very different from the other planets in the solar system because -
it is the farthest from the sun
its surface is constantly changing
it is made mostly of rock
it has storms
14
Which of the following planets makes a complete orbit around the sun faster than all the others
Mercury
Saturn
Earth
Jupiter
15
The motion of Earth around the Sun and Earth’s tilt on its axis mostly affects the
Length of the moon
Cycles of the Seasons
Phases of the Moon
Timing of the tides
16
Which of these of these is the next moon phases?
First Quarter
Full Moon
Waxing gibbous
Waning Crescent
17
Which of the following are considered to be planets that are called gas giants?
Jupiter, Saturn, Venus
Mercury, Venus, Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
Saturn, Neptune, Mars
18
Which planet is the largest?
Jupiter
Earth
Saturn
Neptune
