Sun, Moon, And Earth Quiz
Fourth grade quiz
- 1.What celestial objects would you NOTsee in the sky if you were viewing it at night from the earth?
- A.
The moon
- B.
Stars
- C.
Meteors
- D.
The sun
- E.
Planets
- 2.What is the distance from Earth to the sun?
- A.
149 million feet
- B.
149 million kilometres or 92.58 million miles
- C.
92.58 million yards
- D.
149 million yards
- E.
350,000 miles
- 3.What is the distance of the earth to the moon?
- A.
Approximately 350 km (250 miles)
- B.
Approximately 380,000 feet
- C.
Approximately 300 million miles
- D.
approximately 380,000 km (230,000 miles)
- E.
Approximately 700 million kilometers (530 million miles)
- 4.How long does it take for the earth to rotate 360 degrees one time on its axis?
- A.
24 hours
- B.
365 1/4 days
- C.
28 days
- D.
12 hours
- E.
36 hours
- 5.How long does it take for the earth to complete its orbit around the sun?
- A.
24 hours
- B.
365 1/4 days
- C.
28 days
- D.
12 hours
- E.
36 hours
- 6.How long does it take for the moon to orbit Earth?
- A.
24 hours
- B.
12 hours
- C.
28 days
- D.
365 1/4 days
- E.
56 weeks
- 7.The moon appears to grow larger after the new moon. This is called
- 8.After a full moon, the light reflected from the moon grows smaller. This is known as
- 9.The sun is directly over the equator on which two days of the year?
- A.
First day of spring and first day of fall
- B.
First day of winter and first day of spring
- C.
First day of summer and first day of spring
- D.
First day of winter and first day of summer
- E.
First day of fall and first day of summer
- 10.What invisible line divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
- A.
The international date line
- B.
The equator
- C.
The Earth's axis
- D.
The Tropic of Cancer
- E.
The Tropic of Capricorn
- 11.What is the name of the imaginary line that runs from the north to the south pole?
- A.
The equator
- B.
The Tropic of Capricorn
- C.
The Tropic of Cancer
- D.
The axis
- E.
The International Date Line
- 12.The earth is able to support life because we have a unique _____________________
- 13.When the sun's rays are most direct over the northern hemisphere, it is what season?
- A.
Spring
- B.
Summer
- C.
Fall
- D.
Winter
- E.
Daytime
- 14.When the sun's rays are most direct over the southern hemisphere, the northern hemisphere is experiencing
- A.
Spring
- B.
Summer
- C.
Fall
- D.
Winter
- E.
Night
- 15.The tilt of Earth on the axis allows for more direct sunlight on one hemisphere than another. This allows for
- A.
Seasons
- B.
Day and Night
- C.
Christmas
- D.
Meteor Showers
- E.
Rainbows
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