Grade 4 Science: Solar System 2
Multiple-Choice Exercise
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Choose the correct answer for each question.
What shape are the orbits of the planets?
- an elipse
- a triangle
- a circle
- a square
When a rock from space has passed through the air and landed on the ground it is called a(n) _____.
- meteor
- comet
- asteroid
- meteorite
The blocking of sunlight by the moon as the moon passes betweeen the sun and the earth is called a _____.
- Solar cycle
- Lunar cycle
- Solar eclipse
- Lunar eclipse
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
- Neptune
- Saturn
- Venus
- Jupiter
Why are the days shorter and colder in winter?
- The moon is causing fewer rays to get to the earth.
- The earth is tilted away from the sun and the sun's rays strike the earth less directly.
- There are more clouds covering the earth and blocking the sun.
- The earth is spinning slower during this time.
What phase of the moon occurs when the dark side faces the earth?
- the first quarter
- the half moon
- the full moon
- the new moon
The earth's shadow causes the moon to get darker during a _____.
- lunar phase
- solar system
- lunar eclipse
- solar eclipse
The movement of one object around another is called _____.
- a rotation
- a revolution
- an axis
- an eclipse
What is the imaginary line through a spinning object called?
- an axle
- a revolution
- an axis
- a rotation
What two things cause the seasons on earth?
- its tilt and its oceans
- its revolution and rotation
- its tilt and its revolution around the sun
- its tilt and its rotation
What is the name of a frozen chunk of ice and dust that orbits the sun?
- a meteorite
- a meteor
- an asteroid
- a comet
The time it takes for a planet to rotate on its axis is called _____.
- a month
- a day
- a revolution
- a season
Where are most asteroids found?
- between the orbits of Jupiter and Earth
- between the orbits of Mars and Saturn
- between the orbits of Pluto and Neptune
- between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter