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Worksheets8th Grade The Earth-Moon-Sun System
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many hours are in a day?
a)
12
b)
24
c)
16
d)
21
2.
About how many days are in a year?
a)
275
b)
458
c)
365
d)
302
3.
When it is summer in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
spring
d)
autumn
4.
This is an imaginary straight line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
revolution
b)
equator
c)
axis
d)
solstice
5.
The motion of a body that travels around another body in space is called
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
axis
d)
equinox
6.
The spinning of a body, such as a planet, on its axis is called
a)
rotation
b)
axis
c)
solstice
d)
revolution
7.
How many degrees is Earth's axis tilted?
a)
10.5
b)
17.3
c)
23.5
d)
34.2
8.
This is characterized by a pattern of temperature and other weather trends.
a)
season
b)
equinox
c)
solstice
d)
axis
9.
When sunlight shines equally on the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. About 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night.
a)
Solstice
b)
equinox
c)
season
d)
rotation
10.
This is when the area of sunlight is at a maximum in one hemisphere and at a minimum in the other hemisphere.
a)
equinox
b)
solstice
c)
season
d)
equator
11.
A body that orbits a larger body is called a
a)
lunar phase
b)
satellite
c)
gravity
d)
equinox
12.
All bodies that have mass exert a force that pulls other objects with mass toward themselves. This is called...
a)
satellite
b)
waxing
c)
gravity
d)
waning
13.
How many days does it take for the moon to orbit the Earth once.
a)
27.5
b)
28.5
c)
29.5
d)
24
14.
The portion of the moon that reflects sunlight back to Earth changes, causing the moon's appearance to change. These changes are called?
a)
solstice
b)
gravity
c)
eclipses
d)
lunar phases
15.
This is the darkest part of a shadow.
a)
penumbra
b)
axis
c)
umbra
d)
phase
16.
The lighter shadow around the umbra is called
a)
penumbra
b)
axis
c)
moon phase
d)
solstice
17.
This is an event during which one object in space casts a shadow onto anther object in space.
a)
equinox
b)
rotation
c)
eclipse
d)
lunar phase
18.
The lunar cycle begins with which phase of the moon?
a)
full moon
b)
gibbous
c)
new moon
d)
first quarter
19.
When the the lunar phases shrink in size it is called?
a)
waning
b)
waxing
c)
gibbous
d)
quarter
20.
When the lunar phases grow in size, it is called
a)
waning
b)
waxing
c)
relaxing
d)
leaning
21.
This is the lunar phase when the near side of the moon is unlit
a)
full moon
b)
gibbous
c)
new moon
d)
third quarter
22.
When the moon is directly between the sun and Earth, the shadow of the moon falls on a part of Earth and causes this
a)
solstice
b)
solar eclipse
c)
lunar eclipse
d)
lunar phase
23.
This is caused when the Earth casts a shadow on the moon.
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar phase
c)
lunar eclipse
d)
solar wind
24.
These are daily changes in the level of ocean water.
a)
gravity
b)
tides
c)
phases
d)
axis
25.
This is the difference between the levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide.
a)
tidal range
b)
tidal phase
c)
tidal mark
d)
tidal gravity
26.
This occurs when the water level is higher than the average sea level.
a)
low tide
b)
no tide
c)
high tide
d)
side tide
27.
This occurs when the water level is lower than the average sea level.
a)
low tide
b)
no tide
c)
high tide
d)
slow tide
28.
Which type of eclipse is shown?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
c)
solstice
d)
equinox
29.
Which type of eclipse is shown?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
c)
axis
d)
solstice
30.
Which type of tide is shown?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
side
d)
slow
31.
What moon phase is shown?
a)
new
b)
gibbous
c)
full
d)
quarter
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