Grade 4 Science: Solar System 2

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

Grade 4 Science: Solar System 2

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 shape are the orbits of the planets?

When a rock from space has passed through the air and landed on the ground it is called a(n) _____.

The blocking of sunlight by the moon as the moon passes betweeen the sun and the earth is called a _____.

What is the largest planet in the solar system?

Why are the days shorter and colder in winter?

What phase of the moon occurs when the dark side faces the earth?

The earth's shadow causes the moon to get darker during a _____.

The movement of one object around another is called _____.

What is the imaginary line through a spinning object called?

What two things cause the seasons on earth?

What is the name of a frozen chunk of ice and dust that orbits the sun?

The time it takes for a planet to rotate on its axis is called _____.

Where are most asteroids found?

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.