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Practice - Term 3- G8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of eclipse occurs when the earth's shadow is cast on a full moon?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
2.
What must happen in order for there to be an eclipse?
a)
the sun, earth, and moon must perfectly align
b)
A full moon occurs
c)
The earth must be higher than the sun and moon
d)
The moon must be beside the earth
3.

When it is spring in Northern hemisphere, the southern hemisphere has ___________.

a)

Summer

b)

Spring

c)

Winter

d)

Autumn

4.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are known as _____________ planets.

a)

rocky

b)

gaseous

5.

___________ are similar to planets but are not large enough to have cleared their orbital region of other objects.

a)

dwarf planets

b)

comets

c)

asteroid belt

d)

Kuiper Belt

e)

Oort cloud

6.

The _________ is a region between the planets Mars and Jupiter containing thousands of rocky objects that orbit the Sun.

a)

dwarf planets

b)

comets

c)

Asteroid belt

d)

Kuiper belt

e)

Oort cloud

7.

A collection of gas and dust that can form a star is called a...

a)

Nebula.

b)

Planet

c)

Cluster.

d)

Super cluster

8.
______ is a force that causes dust particles to stick together in a nebula.
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
gravity
c)
hydrogen
d)
friction
9.

Name this phase.

a)

Waxing crescent

b)

Waxing gibbous

c)

Waning crescent

d)

Waning gibbous

10.

At the beginning of the month, what phase is the moon?

a)

lunar phase

b)

waning crescent

c)

new moon

d)

full moon

11.

What are the 2 phases where the moon goes from being totally dark to slowly starting to be illuminated (lit up)?

a)

full moon to waning gibbous

b)

first quarter to waxing gibbous

c)

waning crescent to new moon

d)

new moon to waxing crescent

12.

When human activity and natural process damage land to the point it can no longer support the local ecosystem.

a)

Urbanization

b)

Erosion

c)

Land Degradation

d)

Deforestation

13.

From the pyramid, describe the population characteristics of Japan

a)

high birth rates, low death rates and high life expectancy

b)

low birth rates, low death rates, high life expectancy

c)

low birth rates, high death rates, high life expectancy

d)

high birth rates, high death rates, low life expectancy.

14.
What are the effects of deforestation ?
a)
loss of habitat
b)
increased green house gasses 
c)
soil erosion and flooding
d)
all of the above
15.
Which type(s) of signal(s) can be easily corrected to remove noise?
a)
Analog
b)
Digital
c)
Both
d)
Neither
16.
The signal above is an example of a(n)
a)
Digital Signal
b)
Analog Signal
17.

State 3 key features of this population pyramid:

a)

wide bottom, medium middle, narrow top

b)

wide bottom, stepped sides, narrow top

c)

wide bottom, wide middle, narrow top

d)

wide bottom, straight sides, narrow top

18.

Aspire: Identify the image of an ANALOG signal with NOISE

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

What type of galaxy is this?

a)

Irregular Galaxy

b)

Spiral Galaxy

c)

Elliptical Galaxy

d)

All of the above

20.

The picture shows some mountains

Which place has the least gravity?

a)

Top of Everest

b)

Top of Hope

c)

Top of Ben Nevis

d)

They are all the same