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8th Grade Science Practice

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Planet We Live on is

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Saturn

2.

The Sun is a ...

a)

Galaxy

b)

Planet

c)

Star

d)

Universe

3.

The theory that the universe began as a point and has been expanding since is called the _________________.

a)

Point theory

b)

Big l

c)

Big Bang Theory

d)

Big Boom Theory

4.

What shape is the Milky Way? 

a)

Elliptical

b)

Irregular

c)

Spiral

d)

Lenticular

5.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular 
d)
Irrational
6.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
7.
What type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?
a)
Spiral 
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Constellation
8.
What are the the 3 types of galaxies?
a)
Spiral Galaxies, Regular Galaxies, and Lliptical Galaxies
b)
Spiral Galaxies, Irregular Galaxies, and Elliptical Galaxies
c)
 Milky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Spiral Galaxies
d)
Milky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Irregular Galaxies
9.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
10.
How far is the sun from the earth?
a)
4.3 light-minutes
b)
680 light-years
c)
8.4 light-minutes
d)
9 light years
11.
What is the name of our galaxy? 
a)
Our galaxy is called the Milky Way galaxy 
b)
Our galaxy is called the Andromeda galaxy 
c)
Our galaxy is called the Grand spiral  galaxy. 
d)
Our galaxy is called the Whirlpool galaxy.
12.
A galaxy is a large collection of stars, gas and dust. What is responsible for holding the stars, gas, and dust together in a galaxy?
a)
heat
b)
light
c)
gravity
d)
friction
13.
The Milky Way galaxy is an example of an irregular galaxy
a)
true
b)
false
14.
All existing matter and space considered as a whole is called what?
a)
Galaxy
b)
Planet
c)
Universe
d)
Milky Way
15.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
16.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular 
d)
Irrational
17.
What is not a galaxy?
a)
Optical Galaxy
b)
Spiral Galaxy
c)
Elliptical Galaxy
d)
Irregular Galaxy
18.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
19.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
20.
The type of galaxy that is composed of the older stars and low-mass stars.
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Constellation
21.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular 
d)
Irrational
22.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
23.
What type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?
a)
Spiral 
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Constellation
24.
Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.
a)
Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy
b)
Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe
c)
Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
d)
Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe
25.
The most abundant type of galaxy in the universe is an...
a)
Spiral Galaxy
b)
Elliptical Galaxy
c)
Irregular Galaxy
26.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
27.

Which star stage does our Sun belong to?

a)

Supergiant

b)

Giant

c)

Main Sequence

d)

White Dwarf

28.

Which star stage is generally the HOTTEST?

a)

Supergiant

b)

Giant

c)

Main Sequence

d)

White Dwarf

29.

Which star stage is generally the COOLEST?

a)

Supergiant

b)

Giant

c)

Main Sequence

d)

White Dwarf

30.
The distance that light travels in one year...
a)
Light year
b)
Quantumyear
c)
Stellar-year
d)
1 million kilometers
31.

Which star stage does our sun belong to?

a)

Supergiant

b)

Giant

c)

Main Sequence

d)

White Dwarf

32.

Which type of star is the coldest?

a)

Yellow Star

b)

Red Star

c)

Orange Star

d)

Blue Star

33.

In the diagram given, what happens as we move from right to left?

a)

Stars get larger

b)

Stars get colder

c)

Stars get hotter

34.

Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered...

a)

Extremely large and cooler

b)

Small with a medium temperature

c)

Medium size with medium temperature

35.

Blue stars are the _____________.

a)

hottest

b)

coolest

c)

smallest

d)

biggest

36.

What determines the color of a star?

a)

Size

b)

Temperature

c)

Composition

d)

They are all the same color

37.

As you move from the bottom to the top of the H-R diagram the __________ changes.

a)

Temperature

b)

Luminosity or Brightness

38.
As a whole, Giants are considered hotter than White Dwarfs.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
The category that contains the most stars is...
a)
Main Sequence
b)
Supergiants
c)
Giants
40.

What is found on the X-axis of an H-R diagram?

a)

Luminosity

(or brightness)

b)

Temperature

c)

Star Size

d)

Distance

41.

Which group is found in the bottom left corner of the H-R Diagram?

a)

Supergiants

b)

Giants

c)

Main Sequence

d)

White Dwarfs

42.
The category that contains the most stars is...
a)
Main Sequence
b)
Supergiants
c)
Giants
43.

In the diagram given, what happens as we move from right to left?

a)

Stars get larger

b)

Stars get colder

c)

Stars get hotter

44.

Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered...

a)

Extremely large and cooler

b)

Small with a medium temperature

c)

Medium size with medium temperature

45.

Blue stars are the _____________.

a)

hottest

b)

coolest

c)

smallest

d)

biggest

46.

As you move from the bottom to the top of the H-R diagram the __________ changes.

a)

Temperature

b)

Luminosity or Brightness

47.

How many elements are in this chemical formula?

H2SO4H_2SO_4  

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

48.

What is the total number of atoms in this formula? H2O2H_2O_2  

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

49.

Which of the following is a molecule of a compound?

a)

H2H_2

b)

Cl2Cl_2

c)

H2OH_2O

d)

F2F_2

50.

Which element has the greatest number of atoms? AgNO3AgNO_3  

a)

Silver

b)

Gold

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Oxygen

51.

Metals are found on the ______________ side of the periodic table.

a)

nonmetals

b)

left

c)

right

d)

metals

52.
Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
53.

Which element is found in group 2, period 6?

a)

Oxygen (O)

b)

Barium (Ba)

c)

Selenium (Se)

d)

Carbon (C)

54.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Periods
55.

How many protons does this element have?

a)

1

b)

20

c)

40

d)

60

56.

How many electrons does this element have?

a)

25

b)

26

c)

29

d)

30

57.

What is this element's atomic number?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

20

d)

20.1797

58.

What is the element's atomic mass?

a)

8

b)

16

c)

30

d)

32.066

59.

How many electrons does this element have?

a)

20

b)

39

c)

40

d)

40.078

60.

Identify this phase of the moon

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

waxing crescent

d)

third quarter

61.

Identify the phase of the moon that is shown

a)

new moon

b)

first quarter

c)

waning gibbous

d)

third quarter

62.

4. Identify the phase of the moon that is shown

a)

new moon

b)

third quarter

c)

waxing crescent

d)

full moon

63.
A spinning motion on an axis
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
64.

The Earth completes one of these every 365.25 days

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

65.

What is the definition of force?

a)

the distance that an object moves when it is pushed

b)

how hard we push on something

66.

The REVOLUTION around the Sun and the TILT on the Earth's axis cause what?

a)

Seasons

b)

Rain

c)

Tidal Waves

d)

Moon Phases.

67.

The Earth tilts at ______

a)

90°

b)

23.5°

c)

56.2°

d)

24°

68.

What is the difference between Co and CO?

a)

CO is an element but Co is a compound

b)

Nothing is different. They are the same thing.

c)

CO is two elements and Co is only one element

d)

Co is not a pure substance

69.

Which one is a compound?

a)

Ni

b)

F

c)

Re

d)

NaCl

70.

How many different elements are in the compound?

a)

12

b)

3

c)

24

d)

6