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Grade 4 Planetary Motion
Earth's rotation causes day and night.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
Earth's movement through space causes day, night, and the seasons.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
Which of the following units are used by humans to organize time based on natural motions of Earth?
  1. weeks
  2. minutes
  3. seconds
  4. all of the above
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
What is an orbit?
  1. gravity pulling asteroids toward Earth
  2. a type of celestial object
  3. the curved path one object travels around another
  4. how fast a planet circles around the Sun
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
In the Northern Hemisphere, what month would the days be the longest, with the Sun rising early and setting late?
  1. March
  2. January
  3. December
  4. June
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
When an object orbits another object, it                .
  1. vibrates
  2. rotates
  3. explodes
  4. revolves
Grade 4 Planetary Motion

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The tilt of Earth's axis and              revolution              around the Sun cause seasons to change during the year.
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
An imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet is its                .
  1. star
  2. orbit
  3. comet
  4. axis
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is aligned perfectly as it passes directly between the Sun and Earth.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
The imaginary line running through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole is called the axis.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
The Sun and stars appear to move in the sky from east to west. What is responsible for that movement?
  1. Earth revolves around the Sun.
  2. Earth rotates counterclockwise.
  3. The Sun and stars rotate on their axis.
  4. The Sun and stars move from east to west.
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
The Sun orbits around Earth.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
                   Earth's rotation                    causes day and night. Shadows change with the Sun's apparent motion across the sky.
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
We can see Earth's axis.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
How long does it take for Earth to revolve around the Sun?                      365 days                      
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
An        axis       is a real or imaginary line that an object spins around.
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
What two properties keep Earth in orbit around the Sun?
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
How long does it take Earth to complete one rotation around its axis?
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
What season will the Northern Hemisphere experience when Earth is tilted towards the Sun?
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
Earth's        orbit         is the path it takes during its revolution.
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