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WorksheetsMidterm Exam Astronomy Grade 8
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
A measure of the force of gravity on an object is called ____________.
mass
weight
density
a pull or a push
You exert force when you open and close a door.
True
False
The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is called (a) .
Day when the sun appears farthest north or south of the equator is called (a) .
The Southern Hemisphere receives the most sunlight of the year around June 21, on the summer solstice.
True
False
A (a) is a body that orbits a planet.
The moon is Earth's only natural satellite.
True
False
Which of the followings are the planets visible from Earth without a telescope?
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
Mercury, Venus and Mars
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
A star is mainly composed of
Hydrogen and Oxygen
Helium and Oxygen
Hydrogen and Helium
Hydrogen and Methane
The streak of light produced when a small object burns up entering Earth's atmosphere.
a star
a comet
a meteor
an asteroid
A cold mixture of dust and ice that gives up a long trail of light as it approaches the sun.
a comet
a meteor
a meteoroid
an asteroid
A/An (a) is a pattern or group of stars that people imagined to represent a figure, animal, or object.
Most constellation names today come from the ancient Greeks, who probably took them from ________________________.
the Egyptians and Romans
the Babylons and Egyptians
the Egyptians and Mesopotamians
the Mesopotamians and Romans
What is the constellation's name?
Libra
Pegasus
Leo
Cygnus
What is the constellation's name?
Cygnus
Scorpius
Virgo
Cassiopeia
Big Dipper is part of constellation ________________.
the Pointers
the Ursa Minor
the Ursa Major
the Great Ursa
which of the following about the Big Dipper is True?
The Big Dipper is an asterism in the constellation Ursa Major.
The Big Dipper is also called the Great Bear.
The Big Dipper is a constellation.
The Big Dipper is an asterism in the constellation Pegasus.
______________ is commonly called the North Star. It is located close to the sky's North Pole.
Venus
Perseus
Polaris
Pegasus
The apparent motion of objects in the sky depends on ____________________.
the motions of Earth
the motions of the Sun
the motions of the constellations
the Earth's season
The planets all orbit the sun in about the same plane, they appear to move through a narrow band in the sky called _____________.
axis
path
Zodiac
constellation
You can see ________________only in the evening or morning because they are closer to the sun than Earth and so they always appear close to the sun.
Mercury and the moon
Mercury and Mars
Venus and Mars
Venus and Mercury
Which of the following is the brightest object in the night sky, other than the moon?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Tool that helps you find constellations in your location and season
Zodiac
Star chart
Satellite
Star map
A planet is large enough to have been rounded by its
rotation
gravity
moon
orbit
You can match constellations to your location and the season using a GPS receiver.
True
False
Planets appear to move against the background of stars.
True
False
Different cultures have identified the same constellations.
True
False
The North Star is the brightest object in the night sky.
True
False
Path of Earth as it revolves around the sun called _____________
orbit
axis
rotation
revolution
Movement of Earth around the sun
rotation
revolution
orbit
season
When the noon sun is directly overhead at the equator
equinox
solstice
summer
winter
defines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year
Earth's rotation
Earth's tilted axis
Calendar
Time
Earth is closest to the sun when it is summer in the
Southern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Each of the two days of the year when neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun is called a(n)
winter solstice
summer solstice
equinox
rotation
Earth has ____________________because its axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun.
day and night
seasons
rotation
year
Earth's ______________causes day and night.
revolution
rotation
orbit
axis
Earth's orbit is a slightly elongated circle, or _____________.
eclipse
ellipse
optic
rotated
The _______________________occurs around March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere.
autumnal equinox
summer solstice
vernal equinox
winter solstice
The amount of matter in an object
mass
weight
force of gravity
density
The force of gravity decreases rapidly as distance increases.
True
False
If the distance between two objects doubles, the force of gravity decreases to one fourth of its original value.
True
False
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Newton's first law of motion
Newton's second law of motion
Newton's third law of motion
Newton concluded that _________________combine to keep Earth in orbit around the sun and the moon in orbit around Earth.
inertia and planetary motion
gravity and motion
inertia and gravity
planetary gravitation and solar gravity
An object with greater _________________________is more difficult to stop or start.
weight
motion
inertia
mass
Earth's gravity pulls the moon inward.
True
False
______________: a pull or a push
law of universal gravitation
force
weight
inertia
_______________ states that every object in the universe attracts every other object
Newton's first law of motion
Law of universal gravitation
Newton's law of planetary gravitation
Inertia
What keeps Earth from falling into the sun?
Its inertia
Its gravity
Its mass
Its orbit
The ancient Egyptians created one of the first calendars.
True
False
Earth's orbit brings the planet closest to the sun in ________________.
January
June
September
March
