Grade 4 Science: Solar System 1

What is the center of our solar system?
1. the asteroid belt
2. the Milky Way
3. the sun
4. the moon
The movement of an object around another object is called _____.
1. an orbit
2. a circle
3. a rotation
4. a revolution
An imaginary line through a spinning object is called _____.
1. an axis
2. an equator
3. none of these
4. an orbit
One full spin of an object around an axis is called _____.
1. a rotation
2. a month
3. a year
4. a revolution
The closest star to Earth is _____.
1. the moon
2. the sun
3. Venus
4. the Milky Way
What planets are known as the gas giants?
1. Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune
2. Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus
3. Saturn, Venus, Neptune and Uranus
4. Saturn, Venus, Jupiter and Neptune
What planet is best known for its rings?
1. Neptune
2. Saturn
3. Uranus
4. Jupiter
The sun, the nine planets, their moons, and other objects that orbit the sun are called _____.
1. the Milky Way
2. outer space
3. the solar system
4. the universe
What is the time it takes a planet to complete one orbit?
1. 350 days
2. a month
3. a year
4. a day
The darkening of the moon as it passes through Earth's shadow is _____.
1. a lunar eclipse
2. a solar eclipse
3. a new moon
4. a full moon
The blocking of the sunlight by the moon as the moon passes between the sun and the earth is _____.
1. a full moon
2. a new moon
3. a lunar eclipse
4. a solar eclipse
An object that revolves around another object is called _____.
1. a rocket
2. a planet
3. an orbit
4. a satellite
The path of an object around another object is called _____.
1. a revolution
2. a rotation
3. a circle
4. an orbit
What does the moon do around Earth?
1. rotates
2. revolves
3. none of these
4. shines
The only two planets that have no moons are _____.
1. Saturn and Venus
2. Venus and Mars
3. Pluto and Mercury
4. Mercury and Venus

Grade 4 Science: Solar System 1

Multiple-Choice ExerciseContent © 2002 Linda Marshall; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

What is the center of our solar system?

The movement of an object around another object is called _____.

An imaginary line through a spinning object is called _____.

One full spin of an object around an axis is called _____.

The closest star to Earth is _____.

What planets are known as the gas giants?

What planet is best known for its rings?

The sun, the nine planets, their moons, and other objects that orbit the sun are called _____.

What is the time it takes a planet to complete one orbit?

The darkening of the moon as it passes through Earth's shadow is _____.

The blocking of the sunlight by the moon as the moon passes between the sun and the earth is _____.

An object that revolves around another object is called _____.

The path of an object around another object is called _____.

What does the moon do around Earth?

The only two planets that have no moons are _____.

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Content © 2002 Linda Marshall; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.