Name _____________________________________________ Date_________________________________ Teacher ___________________________________________________________ Fourth Grade Science Astronomy Assessment The Solar System, Sun, Earth,

and Moon
4-3.1 Recall that Earth is one of many planets in the solar system that orbit the Sun. The diagram below represents the Sun and planets in our solar system.

1. Which planet on the diagram represents Earth? A. G B. H C. K D. M 2. Which of the following planets is a gas planet and not a rocky planet like Earth? A. Mars B. Mercury C. Jupiter D. Venus 3. Which two planets are closest to Earth? A. Mercury and Saturn B. Mars and Jupiter C. Mercury and Venus D. Venus and Mars A student was given the diagram below showing the size of one of the planets compared to Earth. The student also knew that this planet was rocky and cold.

4. Choose the most likely identity of the planet shown in the students diagram above. A. Venus B. Mars C. Mercury D. Saturn 4-3.2 Compare the properties (including the type of surface and atmosphere) and the location of Earth to the Sun, which is a star, and the Moon. 5. What do Earth and the Moon have in common? A. They are the same size.

B. They both give off their own light. C. They both move around other objects. D. They are both the same temperature. 6. In which way is the Sun different from the Moon? A. The Sun is a member of the solar system and the Moon is not. B. The Moon rotates and the Sun does not. C. The Moon revolves and the Sun does not. D. The Sun produces its own light and the Moon does not. The diagram shows the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon in space.

7. Which statement is correct about how each of them revolves? A. The Sun goes around the Earth, and the Earth goes around the Moon. B. The Earth goes around the Moon and the Sun. C. The Moon goes around the Sun, and the Earth goes around the Moon. D. The Earth goes around the Sun, and the Moon goes around the Earth. 8. Which of these best shows that Earth revolves around the Sun as the Moon revolves around the Earth?

Use the Venn diagram to answer the following question. 9. Which of these would fit best in area 3 of this Venn diagram? A. Rocky surface B. Living organisms C. Liquid water present D. Gases in atmosphere EARTH 10. Which of these is present on Earth but not on the Moon? A. Heat B. Water C. Craters D. Dust

SUN 11. Which of these best describes the Sun? A. An object that is close to Earth B. An object that reflects light from the Moon C. An object that orbits Earth D. A ball of hot gases 12. Which of the following is a natural source of light? A. Earth B. Planet C. Sun D. Moon MOON 13. Which object in our solar system reflects light and is a satellite that orbits around one planet? A. Earth B. Mercury C. the Moon D. the Sun 14. Which of the following best describes the Moon compared to Earth? A. It is warmer than Earth. B. It has more oxygen in its atmosphere than Earth. C. It is rockier and drier than Earth. D. It is closer to the Sun than to Earth.