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Unit 6 Test Revision

Grade 4
PART 1. Match the following terms with their definitions.
TERMS DEFINITION

____________1. Revolve A. Not a perfect ellipse. This is the term used to describe the shape of the
Earth’s orbit

____________2. Orbit B. We use ‘this’ to mean spring, summer, autumn, or winter.

____________3. Ellipse C. The path is taken when an object such as a planet) moves around a larger
object such as the sun in space.

____________4. slight ellipse D. Leaning at an angle. In this unit, we refer to the ‘this’ of the Earth on its
axis

____________5. Year E. To move in a circle around an object in the center

____________6. Season F. A sphere represents the whole globe. ‘Hemi’ means ‘half, ' so this is half
the globe.

____________7. Tilt G. The northernmost and southernmost points on the globe.

____________8. Hemisphere H. an oval shape

____________9. North Pole I.To move in a circle around an axis

and South Pole

____________10. Rotate J. 365¼ days.

PART 2: Complete the following information in the model below.

1. What shape is the Earth’s orbit around the sun?

2. In which direction does the Earth orbit the sun?

3. What is the imaginary line labeled X?

4. What is the imaginary line labeled Y?

 5. How long does it take Earth to complete its orbit around the sun?

PART 3. Fill in the blanks. Use the words in the box.

sunrise dormant migration adapt
hibernation chlorophyll sunset

1. _____________________. To make changes to fit a new situation.

2. _____________________. The green substance in leaves.

3. ____________________. Sleeping.

4. ___________________.A time when an animal’s body processes slow down for a long period of

time, such as in the winter season.

5. __________________. The movement of large numbers of animals to a region where there is food

or a region where it is suitable for them to breed.

6. __________________. The time when the sun appears to rise above the horizon in the morning.

7. __________________. The time when the sun appears to sink below the horizon in the evening.

PART 4. Adaptations of plants and animals in hot, dry environments

1. Discuss how cacti adapt to their environment.

2. Discuss how camels adapt to their environment.

PART 5. Adaptations of animals in wet environments

1. Discuss how fishes adapt to their environment.
 2. Discuss how seabirds adapt to their environment.

PART 6. Match the predators with their prey in the pictures

PART 7. Group predators according to their adaptations