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Worksheets8th Grade Term 3 CSA review
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
2.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
3.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
4.
Hot air (RISES / FALLS) __________.
a)
RISES
b)
FALLS
5.
Cold air (RISES/ FALLS) _________.
a)
RISES
b)
FALLS
6.
Which condition usually means cloudy, stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
7.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
8.
A _____ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
blizzard
b)
cold front
c)
tornado
d)
hurricane
9.
How long does it take for the Earth to complete 1 ROTATION?
a)
1 day or 24 hours
b)
1 year or 365 days
c)
1 month or 28-30 days
10.
The AXIS is an imaginary line that goes AROUND the Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The MOON REVOLVES around the:
a)
Sun
b)
Earth
c)
The Moon doesn't revolve
12.
How long does it take for the Moon to complete 1 REVOLUTION?
a)
1 day or 24 hours
b)
1 year or 365 days
c)
1 month or 28-30 days
13.
What causes the seasons to change?
a)
The warming and cooling of Earth's core.
b)
The distance from the sun.
c)
Earth's tilt in relation to the sun.
d)
Earth's rotation on its axis.
14.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
15.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles.
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
16.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
17.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
18.
A light year is...
a)
The speed light travels
b)
How long it takes light to get to you from the sun
c)
The distance light can travel in a year
d)
How many years it takes light to be emitted
19.
Scientist use Light years to measure objects in space rather than units such as Miles or Kilometers because of how massive the Galaxy and Universe is.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
As a whole, Giants are considered hotter than White Dwarfs.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?
a)
Stars Get Larger
b)
Stars get Colder
c)
Stars get hotter
22.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
23.
A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.
a)
high
b)
neap
c)
low
d)
spring
24.
A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line.
a)
spring
b)
high
c)
low
d)
neap
25.
A neap tide is a tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides
a)
true
b)
false
26.
In general, tides occur...
a)
each hour
b)
2 times a day
c)
each month
d)
twice a month
27.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
28.
Which phase of the moon is represented in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
last quarter/third quarter
29.
What is it called when you are able to see half the moon and the light on the moon is decreasing?
a)
New moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
3rd quarter
30.
What is it called when more than half of the moon is lit on the right side and light is increasing?
a)
Waxing cresent
b)
Waxing gibbous
c)
Waning gibbous
d)
Waning cresent
31.
Does this picture represent a waxing or waning moon?
a)
waxing
b)
waning
32.
If a New Moon occurred on April 1st, when would the moon be at position seven?
a)
in one week
b)
in two weeks
c)
in three weeks
d)
in four weeks
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