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Grd. 8 REVISION SESSION

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much do you remember from last term?

a)

Everything

b)

Enough

c)

I need to do some revision

2.

What is the grid reference of North Wood

a)

1200

b)

0011

c)

1100

d)

0112

3.

When finding grid reference, which number comes first?

a)

Northing numbers

b)

Easting numbers

4.

--------------------- are vertical lines running from north to south and increasing in numbers eastwards.

a)

Easting Line

b)

Northing Lines

c)

Vertical Lines

d)

Contour Lines

5.

What can be found at 0310

a)

A666

b)

Headley Lake

c)

River Hadd

d)

Road

6.

Which ONE of the following the correct way to write grid reference?

a)

25 98

b)

25.98

c)

2 5 9 8

d)

2598

7.

The grid reference for the volcano is 4626.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Using the 16th point compass, what is the compass direction of the red from green?

a)

NW

b)

NNW

c)

SE

d)

SSE

9.

Using the 16th point compass, what is the compass direction of the purple from yellow?

a)

South

b)

North

c)

South west

d)

North east

10.

Earth rotates on its ________________.

a)

Gravity

b)

Axis

c)

Tilt

11.

Explain ONE reason that makes earth habitable.

4 lines
12.

The coldest planet in the solar system is

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

13.

All of the following are terrestrial planet, Except _____________.

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

14.

Which of the following planet is the hottest?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Neptune

15.

Rotation is the movement of Earth around the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Revolution accounts for the different seasons.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What is the main difference between Equinoxes and Solstices?

4 lines
18.

The Northern hemisphere experiences Spring between ______________________.

a)

March and June

b)

September and December

c)

June and September

19.

What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?

a)

Meteor

b)

Asteroid Belt

c)

Asteroid

d)

Meteoroid

20.

Revolution and ______________ accounts for tides on Earth.

a)

Rotation

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Gravity

21.

The moon has its own light.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which planet is the largest of all the planets?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Earth

23.

Which is the smallest planet in our Solar system?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

24.

Earth is tilted at ______________ degrees.

a)

25. 3

b)

23.45

c)

35. 3

d)

33.45

25.

What is the compass direction of Victoria from Bugibba?

a)

NW

b)

SE

c)

WNW

d)

ESE

26.

What is the compass direction of Valetta from Hagar Qim?

a)

NE

b)

SW

c)

NNE

d)

SSW

27.

Describe ONE difference between summer and Winter?

4 lines
28.

This planet is well known for its Rings.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

29.

A small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere is known as a

a)

Meteor

b)

Asteroid

c)

Meteorite

d)

Meteoroid

30.

Which component of the solar system when near the sun appears as a ‘tail’ of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.

a)

Comet

b)

Asteroid

c)

Meteorite

d)

Star

31.

A piece of rock or metal that has fallen to the earth's surface from outer space.

a)

Comet

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteoroid

d)

Meteorite

32.

How would you rate yourself based on the questions

a)

I am a Star

b)

I am a Meteoroid (still in space)

c)

I am a Meteor

( I am Falling)

d)

I am a Meteorite

(I cannot believe I an on Earth's surface)