4th Grade Astronomy Review

________________ are bodies, natural satellites, that orbit the Sun, a star. 

• Earths
• Meteorites
• Stars
• Planets

In the picture, the sun appears to have a rough texture with light and dark colors. What is this showing?

• that the sun has a sandy surface
• that the sun has a rocky surface
• that the sun has an icy surface
• that the sun has a fiery surface

Three of the following pairs have only rocky planets, but one of them does not. Which has a planet that does not have a rocky surface?

• Mercury, Mars
• Mercury, Venus
• Earth, Venus
• Earth, Saturn

Three of the following pairs have only gas planets, but one does not. Which group does NOT have a gas surface?

• Mercury, Jupiter

• Uranus, Neptune

• Uranus, Jupiter

• Jupiter, Saturn

Which of the following best describes the moon?

• It is warmer than Earth
• It is rockier and drier than Earth
• It has more oxygen in its atmosphere than Earth
• It is closer to the Sun than to Earth

What does the sun provide that is needed by life on Earth?

• heat and light
• water and light
• oxygen and water
• water and heat

What do Earth and the moon have in common?

• They are the same size
• They both move around other objects
• They both give off their own light
• They are both the same temperature

Which of the following is the best description of a year?

• Sun makes one complete rotation on its axis
• Moon makes one complete revolution around the Earth
• Earth makes one complete rotation on its axis
• Earth makes one complete revolution around the sun

The __________ is the natural satellite that orbits the Earth

• Moon
• Sun
• Jupiter
• Comet

A telescope would be the best instrument to study which of the following?

• the parts of a cell
• the surface of other planets
• the bottom of the ocean
• the speed of an airplane