8th Grade Space Review

Multiple Choice

What section is considered the main sequence?

• Area M

• Area P

• Area X

• Area Z

Multiple Choice

In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?

• Stars Get Larger
• Stars get Colder
• Stars get hotter

Multiple Choice

Which category is our Sun located in?

• White Dwarfs
• Supergiants
• Main Sequence
• Giants

Multiple Choice

A small, hot star resulting from an average mass star is called a ----- .

• white dwarf

• red dwarf

• supergiant

• protostar

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the explosion at the death of a massive star?

• Supergiant

• Supernova

• Black Hole

• Nebula

Multiple Choice

What two things determines the gravity of an object?

• mass & weight

• mass & distance

• density & mass

• volume & distance

Multiple Choice

Which statement about gravity is true?

• gravity causes objects to pull towards one another

• gravity causes objects to push away from each other

• gravity only takes place between planets

• the moon doesn't have any gravity

Multiple Choice

An object with mass has gravity.

• True
• False 

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has gravity?

• The sun

• A Building

• A Mountain

• All of the Above

Multiple Choice

Why are we pulled to Earth's center and NOT the sun's?

• The sun is very LARGE

• The sun is very FAR AWAY

• Earth has a STRONGER GRAVITY than the sun

• Earth ORBITS around the sun

Multiple Choice

What Seasons is position A?

• Northern Hemisphere (Summer)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)

• Northern Hemisphere (Fall)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)

• Northern Hemisphere (Spring)/ Southern Hemisphere (Fall)

• Northern Hemisphere (Winter)/ Southern Hemisphere (Summer)

Multiple Choice

What Seasons is position B?

• Northern Hemisphere (Summer)/ Southern Hemisphere (Winter)

• Northern Hemisphere (Fall)/ Southern Hemisphere (Spring)

• Northern Hemisphere (Spring)/ Southern Hemisphere (Fall)

• Northern Hemisphere (Winter)/ Southern Hemisphere (Summer)

Multiple Choice

Which part of the Earth is receiving the most direct Sunlight?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Polar Hemisphere

• MidAtlantic Hemisphere

Multiple Choice

Which part of the Earth is receiving the the least direct Sunlight?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Polar Hemisphere

• MidAtlantic Hemisphere

Multiple Choice

What is it called when an object moves around another object, also referred to as orbiting? For Earth it's 365 days or 1 year.

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Moon's Gravity

• Lunar Phases

Multiple Choice

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• neap tide
• spring tide
• new moon tide
• full moon tide

Multiple Choice

What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• full moon tide
• new moon tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

Multiple Choice

What causes tides?

• gravity
• wind
• spring
• neap

Multiple Choice

How many high tides does a place have each day?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 2

Multiple Choice

What is a difference between spring and neap tides?

• Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon. 
• Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
• Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides
• Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season

Multiple Choice

The diagram below shows the alignment of the sun, the moon, and Earth. In which locations are neap tides taking place?

• 1 and 2
• 1 and 3
• 2 and 4
• 3 and 4

Multiple Choice

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular

• Transition

Multiple Choice

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular 
• Irrational

Multiple Choice

The name of our galaxy is the

• Andromeda
• Milky Way
• Magellan
• Whirlpool

Multiple Choice

We can't see all of the stars in our galaxy because they

• are too far away
• are too hot
• are revolving too quickly

Multiple Choice

There are other galaxies besides ours.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

We have discovered ___ of galaxies.

• hundreds
• millions
• billions

Multiple Choice

Galaxies are composed of (best answer)

• stars
• stars and gas
• stars, dust, and gas
• stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity

Multiple Choice

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular
• Irrational

Multiple Choice

What type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?

• Spiral 
• Elliptical
• Irregular
• Constellation

Multiple Choice

Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.

• Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy
• Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe
• Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
• Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe

Multiple Choice

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular
• Irrational

Multiple Choice

What are the the 3 types of galaxies?

• Spiral Galaxies, Regular Galaxies, and Lliptical Galaxies
• Spiral Galaxies, Irregular Galaxies, and Elliptical Galaxies
•  Milky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Spiral Galaxies
• Milky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Irregular Galaxies