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Grade 8 Planetary Motion

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Which statement best describes tides experienced on Earth when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are positioned as shown in the diagram?
Spring Tide
  1. very high, high tides; very low, low tides
  2. very high, high tides; average low tides
  3. average high tides; very low, low tides
  4. average high tides; average low tides
Grade 6 Outer Planets
What are the outer planets?
  1. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
  2. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Grade 11 Planetary Motion
                occurs when the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon, blocking out the Sun.
  1. Eclipse
  2. Solar eclipse
  3. Lunar eclipse
  4. Umbra
  5. Penumbra
Grade 6 The Moon
A half moon is also referred to as a                .
  1. new moon
  2. full moon
  3. first quarter
  4. waxing crescent
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
When an object spins on its axis, it                .
  1. vibrates
  2. revolves
  3. rotates
  4. explodes
Grade 6 Sun
What is the object that all planets in our solar system orbit?
  1. The Sun
  2. The Moon
  3. The Milky Way
  4. Mercury
Grade 4 The Moon
When the Moon is 99% illuminated, it is what type of moon?
  1. New Moon
  2. Full Moon
  3. Crescent Moon
  4. Waning Gibbous Moon
Grade 6 Sun
The Sun is a star.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Inner Planets
Object "D" on the solar system diagram represents which planet?
Solar System
  1. Mars
  2. Earth
  3. Venus
  4. Mercury
Grade 3 Outer Planets
All of the following are outer planets EXCEPT which one?
  1. Saturn
  2. Triton
  3. Jupiter
  4. Uranus
Grade 4 Inner Planets
Which planet is known as the water planet?
  1. Mars
  2. Earth
  3. Venus
  4. Mercury
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
A(n)                 is a small, solid rock traveling through the atmosphere.
  1. meteor
  2. comet
  3. star
  4. asteroid
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Earth takes 365.25 days to orbit the Sun. Which of the following is a consequence of this fact?
  1. February has 28 days instead of 30.
  2. The calendar has 365 days every year.
  3. An extra day is added every four years.
  4. An extra week is added every four years.
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
Which of these things helps to cause the seasons?
  1. other planets
  2. the Earth's tilt
  3. the distance from the Sun
Grade 6 Sun
The Sun is composed mainly of                .
  1. methane
  2. argon
  3. oxygen
  4. hydrogen
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