Worksheet Unit 10 ( The Earth in space ) Science Grade 4

1-Fill I the blanks:

1-………………………….is the imaginary line on which the Earth spins.
2-The imaginary line runs through the center of the Earth from the ……………….. pole to the
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3-The Earth has two type of movements; …………………………….and………………………………..
4-The Earth is continuously …………………………..on its axis in an …………………………….direction.
5-The part of the Earth faces the Sun is having …………………………………
6- The part of the Earth faces away from the Sun is having ………………………
7-The Earth takes ……………..hours to complete one rotation on its axis and it is called a
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8-The moon revolves around the Earth in a fixed ……………………..
9-The Earth completes one orbit around the sun in …………………… days and it is called
a……………………
10-When the North pole is titled towards the sun, the Northern hemisphere has
.................season and the South hemisphere is away from the sun, so it has ………………… season.
11-……………………………. means to lean, incline, slope, or slant.
12-The Earth takes …………………… day to spin once on its axis.
13-The Earth takes ………………….days to complete one orbit around the sun.

2-Answer the following:

Q1: How do the planets keep orbiting around the sun?
Ans: As the Sun gravity is so strong that it keeps all of the planets orbiting around it.
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Q2: What makes day and night to happen?
Ans: The rotation of the Earth on its axis makes day and night.
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Q3: Differentiate between rotation and revolution of the Earth with drawing.
Ans: Rotation is the movement of the Earth on its axis.
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Revolution is the movement of the Earth around the Sun.
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Q4: Why do we have different seasons? Name the seasons.
Ans: We have different seasons due to the Earth is slightly tilted on its axis as it orbits the Sun.
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Seasons are Spring ,Summer ,Autumn and Winter.
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By : Rabab Abo Elezz