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Eighth Grade (Grade 8) Astronomy Questions

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Grade 8 Space Exploration
Grade 8 Sun
What is the source of the Sun's energy?
  1. chemical reaction
  2. nuclear fusion
  3. nuclear fission
  4. none of the above
Grade 8 Planetary Motion
We experience day and night on Earth because
  1. the Moon orbits Earth.
  2. Earth is spinning.
  3. Earth is tilted.
  4. Earth is round.
Grade 8 Inner Planets
Which planet would have the longest orbit?
  1. Mercury
  2. Earth
  3. Jupiter
  4. Neptune
Grade 8 Stars
The process by which stars produce their energy is called
  1. internal combustion.
  2. nuclear fusion.
  3. nuclear fission.
  4. electromagnetic radiation.
Grade 8 Inner Planets
Grade 8 Sun
Grade 8 Space Exploration
Grade 8 Space Exploration
Which two early astronomers were supporters of the geocentric, or Earth-centered, model of the solar system?
  1. Aristotle and Galileo
  2. Galileo and Copernicus
  3. Aristotle and Ptolemy
  4. Copernicus and Ptolemy
Grade 8 Stars
What is a nebula?
  1. a large cloud of gas and dust
  2. a red giant
  3. a red supergiant
  4. all the above
Grade 8 Inner Planets
These are the two possibilities that would happen after a supernova.
  1. white dwarf and neutron star
  2. neutron star and black hole
  3. white dwarf and red giant
  4. red giant and black hole
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