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Grade 8 The Moon
The diagram represents a lunar eclipse.
  1. True
  2. False
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 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 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 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 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 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Where is the asteroid belt located?
  1. between Venus and Earth
  2. between Earth and Mars
  3. between Mars and Jupiter
  4. between Jupiter and 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.
Grade 8 Planetary Motion
What causes the apparent movement of the Sun across the sky during the day on Earth?
  1. revolution of Earth in its orbit
  2. rotation of Earth on its axis
  3. location of Earth in space
  4. objects are moving around Earth
Grade 8 Solar System
Our solar system formed about
  1. 13.7 billion years ago.
  2. 4.6 billion years ago.
  3. 100 million years ago.
  4. 100 billion years ago.
Grade 8 Inner Planets
Earth is the only planet in the solar system that has
  1. clouds.
  2. a solid core.
  3. oceans of liquid water.
  4. a thick atmosphere.
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