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Grade 8 Planetary Motion
Day and night are caused by Earth's                .
  1. tilt
  2. revolution
  3. moon
  4. rotation
Grade 8 The Moon
The diagram represents a lunar eclipse.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Universe
Which of the following objects is the largest?
  1. star
  2. galaxy
  3. solar system
  4. planet
Grade 8 Planetary Motion
Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about our solar system?
  1. All of the planets revolve around the Sun.
  2. All of the planets revolve in elliptical orbits.
  3. All of the planets revolve at the same speed.
  4. All of the planets revolve around the Sun in the same direction.
Grade 8 Space Exploration
A building containing one or more telescopes is referred to as a/an                  .
  1. astrobuilding
  2. observatory
  3. observation house
  4. star deck
Grade 8 Sun
The Sun is located in a galaxy called                .
  1. Andromeda
  2. Milky Way
  3. Sagittarius
  4. Orion
Grade 8 Sun
The outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere is the                .
  1. corona
  2. chromosphere
  3. photosphere
  4. convection zone
Grade 8 Planetary Motion
What happens during a solar eclipse?
  1. Earth casts a shadow on the Moon.
  2. the Moon casts a shadow on Earth.
Grade 8 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
The collection of rocks located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter is called                  .
  1. Asteroid Belt
  2. Kuiper Belt
  3. Oort Cloud
  4. None of the above
Grade 8 The Moon
What caused the Moon's craters?
  1. maria
  2. tides
  3. meteorites
  4. mountains
Grade 8 Planetary Motion
What object is at the center of a geocentric solar system?
  1. Earth
  2. the Moon
  3. the Sun
  4. a black hole
Grade 8 Stars
Characteristics used to classify stars include                                      .
  1. distance, size, and color
  2. size, distance, and brightness
  3. color, brightness, and temperature
  4. distance, brightness, and temperature
Grade 8 Stars
A star's brightness as seen from Earth is                       .
  1. its apparent magnitude
  2. its overall magnitude
  3. its complex magnitude
  4. its absolute magnitude
Grade 8 Planetary Motion
The Moon's shadow falling on Earth causes a
  1. full moon.
  2. new moon.
  3. lunar eclipse.
  4. solar eclipse.
  5. none of the above
Grade 8 Inner Planets
The largest shield volcano in our solar system is the                                    .
  1. Olympus Mons, on planet Greece
  2. Olympus Mons, on the planet Jupiter
  3. Olympus Mons, on the planet Mars
  4. Olympus Mons, on the planet Saturn
Grade 8 The Moon
The Moon revolves around Earth about once every
  1. 27.3 days.
  2. 7 days.
  3. 365 days.
  4. 24 hours.
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