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Unit 4 Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which direction does Earth's gravity pull?

a)

toward the sun

b)

toward Earth's center

c)

toward the North Pole

d)

toward the tallest mountain

2.

The sun's gravity is _____________ Earth's because the sun is bigger than Earth.

a)

stronger than

b)

weaker than

3.

The moon's gravity is weaker than Earth's. If you went to the moon, you would _____________________.

a)

shrink and become shorter

b)

weigh less than you do on Earth

c)

float off into space

d)

not jump as high as you do on Earth

4.

The intense ___________ at the core of a star causes it to make light.

a)

sound

b)

heat

c)

cold

d)

gravity

5.

Distances in space are so big, they are often measured in ___________________.

a)

light-years

b)

meters

c)

feet per second

d)

centimeters

6.

The sun has the highest apparent brightness to Earth because it __________________.

a)

is larger than any other star

b)

is closer to Earth than any other star

c)

produces more light than other stars

d)

is hotter than other stars

7.

Earth's axis is an imaginary line that ___________.

a)

goes around the equator

b)

extends from Earth to the Sun

c)

goes from the North Pole to the South Pole

8.

The Sun rises in the ______.

a)

east

b)

north

c)

south

d)

west

9.

What causes day and night?

a)

Earth moves closer to and farther away from the Sun

b)

Earth rotates on its axis

c)

the sun's light gets brighter and darker in a pattern

d)

the moon moves into and out of the sun's light

10.

Which season has the fewest hours of daylight?

a)

fall

b)

spring

c)

winter

d)

summer

11.

A sundial is used to __________.

a)

tell the time of day

b)

measure temperature

c)

tell the day of the year

d)

measure the lengths of objects

12.

When the sun rises in the morning, your shadow is _____.

a)

long

b)

short