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WorksheetsScience Fusion Unit 2 -4th Grade
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Earth ______, or spins. This spinning causes day and night.
a)
rotates
b)
revolves
revolves
revolves
c)
axis
2.
The imaginary pole or line that the Earth spins on is called Earth's _____
a)
equator
b)
axis
c)
rotation
d)
merry go round
3.
It takes Earth _______ to rotate on it's axis.
a)
365 days
b)
a decade
c)
24 hours
d)
48 hours
4.
It takes the Earth 1 year to __________________ around the sun.
a)
rotate
b)
spin
c)
jump
d)
revolve
5.
A star pattern, or _________ is a group of starts that seems to form a pattern in the night sky.
a)
constellations
b)
Solar System
c)
planets
d)
UFOs
6.
The Earth orbits the ____.
a)
moon
b)
Sun
c)
Saturn
d)
Jupiter
7.
The moon orbits the _______.
a)
Sun
b)
Comets
c)
Stars
d)
Earth
8.
The moon gets its light from the ________.
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
Sun
d)
Saturn
9.
Earth's path in space is called an _______.
a)
axis
b)
orbit
c)
elliptical
10.
Then changes in the appearance of the moon's shape are known as the __________.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
phases
d)
new
11.
During the _____ moon we can not see the moon.
a)
new
b)
full
c)
waning
d)
waxing
12.
We see a ____________ moon when all of the lit part of the moon faces the Earth.
a)
new
b)
full
c)
waning
d)
waxing
13.
The ___________ zodiac calendar is based in part on the phases of the moon.
a)
Japanese
b)
Chinese
c)
American
d)
Spanish
14.
An object that moves around another larger object in space is a __________.
a)
satellite
b)
comet
c)
planet
d)
asteroid
15.
People use this to keep track of time.
a)
Calendar
b)
Compass
c)
Thermometer
16.
A _________________ is a tool that uses lenses to make faraway objects appear closer and larger. We use this to look into space.
a)
microscope
b)
telescope
c)
satellite
17.
The Space Age began in ____________ in the early 1960's.
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Florida
c)
California
d)
Mississippi
18.
An ________ is a person who studies space.
a)
Astronomer
b)
Biologist
c)
Meteorologist
d)
Chef
19.
Why is Florida a good location for the space center?
a)
because it is the best state ever
b)
Fair Weather
c)
Hot Weather
d)
because of the ocean
20.
What causes the seasons?
a)
day and night
b)
orbit
c)
sun
d)
tilt on Earth's axis
21.
_____________ was the first astronomer to use a telescope to look in space.
a)
Galileo
b)
Neal Armstrong
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Plato
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