WorksheetsUnit 4 Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
In which direction does Earth's gravity pull?
toward the sun
toward Earth's center
toward the North Pole
toward the tallest mountain
The sun's gravity is _____________ Earth's because the sun is bigger than Earth.
stronger than
weaker than
The moon's gravity is weaker than Earth's. If you went to the moon, you would _____________________.
shrink and become shorter
weigh less than you do on Earth
float off into space
not jump as high as you do on Earth
The intense ___________ at the core of a star causes it to make light.
sound
heat
cold
gravity
Distances in space are so big, they are often measured in ___________________.
light-years
meters
feet per second
centimeters
The sun has the highest apparent brightness to Earth because it __________________.
is larger than any other star
is closer to Earth than any other star
produces more light than other stars
is hotter than other stars
Earth's axis is an imaginary line that ___________.
goes around the equator
extends from Earth to the Sun
goes from the North Pole to the South Pole
The Sun rises in the ______.
east
north
south
west
What causes day and night?
Earth moves closer to and farther away from the Sun
Earth rotates on its axis
the sun's light gets brighter and darker in a pattern
the moon moves into and out of the sun's light
Which season has the fewest hours of daylight?
fall
spring
winter
summer
A sundial is used to __________.
tell the time of day
measure temperature
tell the day of the year
measure the lengths of objects
When the sun rises in the morning, your shadow is _____.
long
short
