Grade 4 Space Half Unit Review

What is a Galaxy?

• Dust Clouds

• A group of stars and other bodies in space

• A group of stars that make pictures

• The name of Ms. Muniz's dog

The ____ is a large round rock that orbits a planet

• Planet

• Star

• Comet

• Moon

The star that never moves is called...

• The South Star

• The North Pole

• Polaris

• Tennis

Another name for a moon is a ________ __________.

• Natural Satellite

• Space Ship

• Natural Signal Light

• Next Home

The ___ is the name of the star at the center of our solar system.

One of the most famous constellations that we can see clearly in the winter (in the Northern Hemisphere) is called _____ the Hunter!

• Cassius

• Orion

• Hercules

• Ursa

Astronomers are...

• Scientists who study space

• Scientists who study animals

• Scientists who study plants

• Scientists who build rockets

You can find Polaris in the sky by drawing a straight line from the "basket" of the Big Dipper to the end of the "handle" of the Little Dipper.

• True
• False

There are _____ planets in our solar system, not including dwarf planets.

• Ten

• Nine

• Eight

• Seven

The Big Dipper is part of a larger constellation called...

• Ursa Minor

• Draco

• Pegasus

• Ursa Major