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Our Solar System

Our Solar System

Assessment

Presentation

Science

4th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS1-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jordan Delauter

Used 110+ times

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4 Slides • 9 Questions

1

Our Solar System

SOL 4.6

I will investigate and understand that there are relationships among Earth, the moon, and the sun.

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2

Multiple Choice

The Earth is the center of our universe.

1

True

2

False

3

Poll

The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours.

True

False

4

Multiple Choice

It takes the Earth ______ days to revolve around the sun.

1

365 1/4 days

2

360 days

3

354 days

4

24 hours

5

Multiple Choice

The moon revolves around the Earth every _____ days.

1

30 days

2

29 days

3

28 days

4

32 days

6

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Use this picture to help you answer the next two questions!

7

Fill in the Blank

As the moon revolves around Earth, sunlight reflects off of it. The phases of the moon are the parts of the moon we see that reflect sunlight at different positions as the moon orbits Earth.


Remember: if the right is bright it’s WAXING; if left is light it’s leaving ____________.

8

Multiple Select

The FOUR gas giants include...

1

Jupiter

2

Earth

3

Saturn

4

Neptune

5

Uranus

9

Multiple Choice

Which planet is NOT a terrestrial planet?

1

Earth

2

Venus

3

Mars

4

Jupiter

5

Mercury

10

Multiple Select

Which of the following is the correct order of our planets from the sun?

1

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus,

2

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

3

Earth, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

11

How can I remember the order of our plants?

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12

Seasons

Can you identify which season is happening on Earth by using this diagram? Let's look closely to identify Fall, Spring, Winter, and Summer.

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13

Poll

The Earth sits on an imaginary axis as it revolves around the sun. This is called the axial tilt.


The Earth axial tilt is the reason we have seasons.

True

False

Our Solar System

SOL 4.6

I will investigate and understand that there are relationships among Earth, the moon, and the sun.

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