4th grade science assessment

True or False
The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.

• True
• False

Telescopes make things look...

• shinier
• darker
• flatter
• bigger

A scientist wants to study the sky using a telescope. What object in the sky should he NOT look at?

• planets
• distant stars
• the sun
• the moon

Why do we see different stars in the sky at different times of the year?

• The Moon is revolving around Earth.

• Earth is revolving around the Sun.

• The stars are revolving around the Sun.

• The stars are revolving around Earth.

Which statement tells what happens when looking at stars through a telescope?

• Stars appear smaller and clearer.

• Stars appear larger, but they are blurry.

• Stars appear smaller and blurry.

• Stars appear larger and clearer.

Wolf 359 is one of the stars nearest to the solar system. Which object in the solar system is MOST

like Wolf 359?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Sun

What is the composition of the sun (what it is made of)?

• made of rock

• made of air

• made of gas

• made of dirt

What is caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis?

• Earth Quakes

• Seasons

• Moon phases

What season is it in the Northern half of the Earth if it is tilted towards the sun?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

What season is it if the Northern half of Earth is tilted AWAY from the sun?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall