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4th Grade Earth Unit Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Patterns of the stars in the sky stay the same but appear to change location in the sky.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

How often does the moon look lit up like a full circle?

a)

Once a day (24 hours)

b)

Once a week (7 days)

c)

Once a month (4 weeks)

d)

Once a year (365 days)

3.

Which statement is TRUE?

a)

The actual shape of the moon changes a little each night.

b)

The actual shape of the moon doesn’t really change.

4.

Part of the moon is lit. We can see the part that faces the ________.

a)

Earth

b)

moon

c)

sun

d)

stars

5.

Which of the following DO NOT produce their own light? Select all that apply.

a)

Earth

b)

Star

c)

Sun

d)

Moon

6.

How many times does the Earth revolve around the sun in a year?

a)

once

b)

6 times

c)

12 times

d)

365 times

7.

The half of Earth that is facing away from the sun is experiencing

a)

day

b)

night

c)

midday

d)

morning

8.

The sun, moon and stars look like they are moving from east to west, but really it looks like this because the earth is rotating from

a)

North to South

b)

South to North

c)

West to East

d)

East to West

9.

How many degrees is Earth's tilt?

a)

23.2

b)

23.5

c)

25.2

d)

25.3

10.

The Earth ________. Select all that apply.

a)

rotates

b)

revolves

c)

remains still

d)

increases in size

11.

Select all of the following statements that are TRUE.

a)

The sun revolves around the Earth.

b)

The stars revolve around the sun.

c)

The Earth revolves around the sun.

d)

The moon revolves around the Earth.

12.

What science tool can be used to see the stars better?

a)

Bifocals

b)

Monocle

c)

Stethoscope

d)

Telescope

13.

Gravity keeps the moon revolving in orbit around the _______.

a)

moon

b)

stars

c)

Earth

d)

asteroid belt

14.

What keeps the planets in the solar system in an orbit around the sun?

a)

Their orbits

b)

The sun's gravitational pull

c)

The tilt of an axis

d)

Comet dust

15.

Why do the stars appear to move across Earth’s sky?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

Earth's revolution

c)

Earth's rotation and revolution

d)

The gravitational pull of the moon

16.

The stars appear to move in one night due to the Earth's

a)

gravitational pull

b)

revolution

c)

rotation and revolution

d)

rotation

17.

Some constellations appear visible only during certain seasons / times of the year due to the Earth's

a)

revolution around the sun

b)

rotation on its axis

c)

gravitational pull

d)

rotation and revolution

18.

Constellations are stars

a)

that can be connected to form a pattern.

b)

across the night sky.

c)

during certain times of the year.

d)

constellations seem to move from East to West.

19.

Pizza dough baking in the oven is an example of a

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

c)

change of philosophy

d)

change of manner

20.

Ice melting is an example of a

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

c)

metamorphosis change

d)

mundane change