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Grade 4 Planetary Motion
One year on Earth is defined by
  1. the time it takes the Sun to revolve around Earth.
  2. the time it takes Earth to revolve around the Moon.
  3. the time it takes for Earth to revolve around the Sun.
  4. the time it takes for the Moon to revolve around Earth.
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
How long does Earth take to make one rotation?
  1. one day
  2. one year
  3. one month
  4. one week
Grade 4 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
What is a moon?
  1. Part of a far away universe
  2. An object travelling around outer space
  3. An object that travels around the Sun
  4. An object that travels around a planet
Grade 4 Outer Planets
Outer planets are
  1. near to the Sun.
  2. far from the Sun.
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
Earth spins on its axis. What does the term axis mean?
  1. A metal bar that connects the North and South Pole.
  2. The path that Earth takes as it revolves around the Sun.
  3. An imaginary line around the middle of Earth.
  4. An imaginary line which runs through the center of Earth.
Grade 4 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
All planets have moons.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Sun
Our closest star, which provides light and heat, is
  1. Mars.
  2. Earth.
  3. the Moon.
  4. the Sun.
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
Earth                 on its axis.
  1. rotates
  2. revolves
Grade 4 Sun
The object in our solar system with the strongest gravitational pull is
  1. Jupiter.
  2. the Sun.
  3. Earth.
  4. the Moon.
Grade 4 Inner Planets
Inner Planets are
  1. far away from the Sun.
  2. near to the Sun.
Grade 4 Inner Planets
There are volcanoes on Venus.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 The Moon
For approximately two weeks after a full moon, you can expect the Moon to
  1. appear smaller each night.
  2. stay the same size each night.
  3. appear larger each night.
  4. have a greenish glow.
Grade 4 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Pluto is known as                 planet.
  1. a red
  2. a large
  3. a dwarf
  4. an imaginary
Grade 4 The Moon
The Moon pulls on Earth and causes tides in the oceans.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 The Moon
Which statement about the Moon is correct?
  1. The Moon rises with the Sun every day.
  2. We can never see the Moon during the day.
  3. We can only see the Moon during the night.
  4. The Moon can sometimes be seen during the day.
Grade 4 The Moon

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The Moon makes its own light to shine on Earth.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Inner Planets
If Earth had more mass, its gravity would be stronger and we would have trouble moving around.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
What orbits Earth?
  1. the Sun
  2. the Moon
  3. the Stars
Grade 4 Planetary Motion

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It takes Earth       365       days to orbit the Sun.
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
What path does the Sun travel along as it appears to move through the sky?
  1. east to west
  2. left to right
  3. north to south
  4. up to down
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