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9 week review - 8th grade

Total questions: 131

Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:
a)
Left Side
b)
Right Side
2.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
3.
Define Gibbous
a)
Less than half of moon visible
b)
More than half of moon visible
c)
All of moon visible
d)
None of moon visible
4.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
5.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
6.
Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
New moon
7.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
8.
What is illuminating the Moon?
a)
Nuclear Fusion
b)
Sunlight
c)
Mirrors
d)
Flood Lights
9.
Name the phase of the moon for letter f
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Crescent
10.
Name the phase of the moon for letter a
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
11.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
12.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
13.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
14.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
15.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
16.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
17.
How much of the moon is always lit?
a)
can't tell
b)
always changes
c)
half
d)
3/4
18.
What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
19.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
20.
The moon ____________ around the Earth.
a)
revoloves
b)
rotates
c)
up
d)
down
21.
What part of the moon do we see from Earth?
a)
all of it
b)
the same side
c)
none of it
d)
only one quarter
22.
The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.
a)
revolutions
b)
phases
c)
rotations
d)
eclipses
23.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
24.

What is the source of the moon's light?

a)

Earth

b)

the sun

c)

the moon

d)

Mars

25.

During which phase does the moon appear as a bright round circle?

a)

First Quarter

b)

New Moon

c)

Third Quarter

d)

Full Moon

26.

What causes the phases of the moon?

a)

Earth's movement around the sun

b)

the moon's movement around Earth

c)

Earth's movement around the moon

d)

the sun's movement around the moon

27.

The moon phase cycle repeats about every

a)

365 days

b)

20 days

c)

29 days

d)

15 days

28.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
first quarter
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
29.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
30.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Last Quarter or (third quarter)
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
31.
CHALLENGE
When the moon is lined up exactly between the sun and Earth, it is called a ______ ______. 
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
32.
TRUE or FALSE
We can see the moon during the day. 
a)
True
b)
False
33.
A ________ is when a small section of the Moon facing Earth is lighted. 
a)
New Moon
b)
Crescent Moon
c)
Full Moon
d)
Moon Phases
34.
Which of the following choices has the moon phases in the correct order? 
a)
Full moon, new moon, waxing gibbous, first quarter, waxing crescent, waning gibbous, waning cresent, last quarter
b)
waxing gibbous, new moon, first quarter, waxing crescent, full moon, waning crescent, third/last quarter, waning gibbous
c)
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third/last quarter, Waning Crescent
d)
New Moon, Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous, Third/Last Quarter, Waxing Cresecent 
35.
Why does the Moon have phases? 
a)
The moon reflects light from the sun. Sometimes there is a shadow on the moon and we only see part of it. 
b)
Only part of the moon is turned on and shining at a time. 
c)
The Earth is blocking the moon when we don't see it. 
d)
The moon moves out of sight. 
36.

Object spinning on its axis.

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

37.

The motion of one object around another object

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

38.

It divides the earth into ___________ and ___________ hemispheres.

a)

eastern and western

b)

northern and southern

39.

What imaginary line is drawn around the earth’s center and separates the Northern & Southern hemispheres?

a)

equator

b)

axis

c)

prime meridian

40.
The hemisphere where you live 
a)
equator
b)
southern
c)
northern
d)
eastern
41.

How long does it take earth to make one revolution around the sun?

a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours 
c)
365 days
d)
30 days
42.
Day & night are caused by the ______________ of earth on its axis
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
tilt of the axis
43.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & rovolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
44.
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.
45.
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.
46.

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
47.

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
48.

Which  of the following best describes the tilt of the earth during the spring and fall equinoxes?

a)
The earth is tilted away from the sun (Northern hemisphere)
b)
The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (tilt is side to side)
c)
The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)
d)
The earth is not tilted during spring and fall
49.

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?

a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
50.

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
51.

What is the reason for warm weather during the summer in the northern hemisphere?

a)

The Earth is closer to the Sun in the summer.

b)

The Northern Hemisphere is closer to the Sun in the summer.

c)

The Sun gives off more heat in the summer than in the winter.

d)

The North pole is tilted toward the Sun during the summer.

52.

Which two months have Solstices?

a)

June and December

b)

March and September

c)

March and June

d)

September and December

53.

How many degress is the Earth's axis tilted?

a)

30.2

b)

23.5

c)

25.3

d)

24

54.

What is the reason for the seasons?

a)

Earth's tilted axis and rotation

b)

Earth's rotation and size

c)

Earth's tilted axis and revolution

d)

Earth's rotation and revolution

55.

If it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, then it is ________ in the Southern Hemisphere.

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

56.

In the Northern Hemisphere, which month does Winter Solstice occur?

a)

March

b)

June

c)

September

d)

December

57.

What day of the year has the most amount of sunlight?

a)

Spring Equinox

b)

Summer Solstice

c)

Fall Equinox

d)

Winter Solstice

58.

What seasons is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere at Position A?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

59.

What seasons is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere at Position B?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

60.

What seasons is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere at Position C?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

61.

What seasons is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere at Position D?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

62.

During an equinox, there is approximately (a)   hours of daylight on Earth.

63.

When it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

(a)  

64.

During winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what direction does Earth's axis tilt?

a)

Toward the Sun

b)

Away from the Sun

c)

Sideways

65.

Tectonic plates consist of

a)

continental crust

b)

mesospheric crust

c)

both continental and oceanic crust

d)

oceanic crust

66.

The scientist who developed the big idea called "sea-floor spreading"

a)

Alfred Wedgener

b)

Harry Hess

c)

Edward Dutton

d)

Ortelius

67.

Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of...

a)

America, Greenland, and Europe

b)

Antarctica, India, and America

c)

all of Earth’s continents

d)

South Africa, India, Australia, and South America

68.

Why did no one believe Wegener's thoery that the continents were once together?

a)

He could not explain HOW the continents moved

b)

He didn't have evidence

c)

His data was wrong

d)

He didn't use the right technology to gather data

69.

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

a)

the rotation of the Earth

b)

convection currents in the Asthenosphere

c)

the gravity of the iron-nickel core

d)

the Moho discontinuity

70.

Which layer of the Earth consists of tectonic plates?

a)

asthenosphere

b)

mantle

c)

mesosphere

d)

lithosphere

71.

Tectonic plates “float” on

a)

the lithosphere

b)

the mantle

c)

the ocean

d)

the asthenosphere

72.

The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of

a)

magnetic reversal

b)

global positioning

c)

continental drift

d)

oceanic drift

73.

Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?

a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Alfred Wegener
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
John Dalton
74.

Alfred Wegener named his single supercontinent ____________, which means "all Earth" in ancient Greek.

a)

Pandora

b)

Gandowandaland

c)

Pangea

d)

Percia

75.
What was Wegener's hypothesis called?
a)

The Theory of Pangea 

b)

The Theory of Moving Continents

c)

The Theory of Continental Drift

d)

The Theory of Techtonic Plates

76.

What type of fossils were noticed by Wegener to be found on two different continents?

a)
Leaves and flowers
b)
Ice and mountains
c)
Plants and animals
d)
Dinosaurs and reptiles
77.

True or False: The continental plates move so quickly that we can feel them.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is caused by

a)

the rotation of the Earth.

b)

the Earth's magnetic field.

c)

subduction.

d)

convection currents.

79.

When plates collide we get ________.

a)

crumbles

b)

volcanos

c)

trenches

d)

mountain ranges

80.
Associated with transform boundaries.
a)
Volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes
81.
A location where two tectonic plates collide is known as a _________ boundary.
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Spreading
82.

Which layer of Earth flows slowly and causes the crust to move?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer core

83.

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

a)

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

b)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

84.
What is an earthquake?
a)
When the earth causes an upward thrust in the epicenter.
b)
When the earth moves up and down along the ocean floor.
c)

When tectonic plates slide against each other causing the earth to move. 

d)
None of the above
85.

Subduction means.....

a)

one plate goes under another plate

b)

two plates slide past each other

c)

two plate collide and form folded mountains

86.

Sea-floor spreading explains how.....

a)

new crust is created at a divergent boundary

b)

volcanoes are formed on continents

c)

deep sea trenches are formed

87.

An opening on the Earth's crust through which hot molten rock flows out from deep inside the Earth.

a)

Volcano

b)

Fault line

c)

Fold

d)

Crater

88.

During which process does layer upon layer of sediment build up, exerting pressure on the layers below?

a)

Erosion

b)

Compaction

c)

Conglomerate

89.

Metamorphic rock transforms to sediment by ______?

a)

melting and cooling

b)

cementation and compaction

c)

Weathering and erosion

d)

heat and pressure

90.

Heat and ____________ can change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock.

a)

Pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Coolig

91.

Igneous rocks form from the __________ of magma or lava.

a)

Pressure

b)

Cooling

c)

Heat

92.

_________ is the process which causes magma to form.

a)

Pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Cooling

93.

Why are some igneous rocks coarse and others are smooth?

a)

Igneous rocks have different textures based on their crystal size. Determined by how quickly it cools.

b)

Igneous rocks have different based on their crystal weight. Determined by how quickly it warms.

94.

Which type of rock often contains fossils and how do you think this occurs?

a)

Sedimentary rocks

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

95.

Which of the following is an igneous rock?

a)

Gneiss

b)

Shale

c)

Limestone

d)

Pumice

96.
What geologic process changes pieces of rocks, minerals and other materials into sedimentary rocks?
a)
Compacting and Cementing
b)
Cooling
c)
Heat and Pressure
d)
Melting
97.
What characteristic is common in metamorphic rocks?
a)
Fossils
b)
Foliations or layers
c)
Gas Bubbles
d)
Glassy Surface
98.
What geologic process can change granite (igneous rock) into gneiss (metamorphic rock)?
a)
Compacting and cementing
b)
Cooling 
c)
Heat and pressure
d)
Melting
99.

What type of rock is formed from slow cooling magma UNDER the earth's surface?

a)

Extrusive Igneous

b)

Intrusive Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sediment

100.

Identify the series of geologic processes that can transform sediment into shale (sedimentary rock), shale into slate (metamorphic), and slate into magma

a)

Cooling; Melting; Heat and Pressure

b)

Compacting and cementing; heat and pressure; melting

c)

Melting; heat and pressure; cooling

d)

Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing; cooling

101.
What type of rock is formed from slow cooling magma under the earth's surface?
a)
Extrusive Igneous
b)
Intrusive Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sediment
102.

Which characteristic is found only in sedimentary rocks?

a)

Fossils

b)

Crystals

c)

Gas Bubbles

d)

Glassy Surface

103.

The Mount Rushmore National Monument is carved from the granite (formed from magma underground) of South Dakota's Black Hills. What type of rock is granite?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

None of the above

104.

The seated sculpture of President Lincoln inside the Lincoln Memorial was carved out of white Georgia marble (formed from Earth's pressure and heat). What type of is marble?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

None of the above

105.

Which characteristic is common to EXTRUSIVE igneous rocks?

a)

Crystals

b)

Fossils

c)

Glassy surface

d)

Ribbonlike layers

106.

Identify the series of geologic processes that can transform magma into granite (igneous rock), granite into sand (sediment), and sand into sandstone (sedimentary rock).

a)

Cooling; weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing

b)

Melting; heat and pressure; cooling

c)

Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing;

d)

Weathering and erosion; compacting and cementing; heat and pressure

107.
Which type of rock is made by small bits of rock, mud, or sand compacted and cemented together?
a)
Coal
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
108.

Which type of rock is made from magma cooling inside Earth?

a)

EXTRUSIVE igneous

b)

INTRUSIVE igneous

c)

metamorphic

d)

sedimentary

109.
Which type of rock is heated and pressurised but does NOT melt?
a)
igneous
b)
hard rock
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
110.

Which type of rock is made from lava cooling on the surface of Earth?

a)

EXTRUSIVE Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

INTRUSIVE Igneous

111.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
112.

Mixture of minerals, volcanic glass, organic matter, or other material

a)

Brick

b)

Soda Pop Bottle

c)

Steel

d)

Rock

113.

A model showing the processes that create and change rock.

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Rock Cycle

d)

Nitrogen Cycle

114.

_________ rock can be changed by heat and pressure into metamorphic rock.

a)

Large

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Hard

d)

Soft

115.

__________ rock can be broken into fragments that may later form sedimentary rock.

a)

Igneous

b)

Hard

c)

Soft

d)

Small

116.

______ rock can melt and cool to form igneous rock.

a)

Soft

b)

Hard

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Large

117.

Magma that reaches the surface flows from a volcano as ____________

a)

Magma

b)

Water

c)

Ice

d)

Lava

118.

Magma trapped below the surface forms large – grained ______________ rock when it cools.

a)

Extrusive

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Intrusive

119.

Magma cooling at or near Earth’s surface forms small-grained __________ igneous rock.

a)

Extrusive

b)

Intrusive

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Metamorphic

120.

Igneous rocks are classified in 2 ways.

a)

Heavy and Light

b)

Hot and Cold

c)

Sedimentary and Metamorphic

d)

Extrusive and Intrusive

121.

Volcanic glass rock (obsidian) __________ so quickly that few crystals form.

a)

break

b)

melt

c)

cool

d)

flow

122.

_____________ and ______________ result from one layer of rock on top of another layer.

a)

Tall and short

b)

Heat and pressure

c)

Big and small

d)

Sand and gravel

123.

Sometimes temperature and pressure are great enough to melt rock, forming ______________.

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

water

d)

sandstone

124.

_____________ texture – mineral grains flatten and line up in parallel layers or bands.

a)

Sandstone

b)

Limestone

c)

Granite

d)

Foliated

125.

_______ texture - mineral grains grow and rearrange but do not form layers.

a)

Drywall

b)

Non-foliated

c)

Smooth

d)

Rough

126.

Sometimes ____________ flattens mineral grains in rocks without melting them.

a)

lava

b)

cold

c)

pressure

d)

granite

127.

Type of rock mostly found on the exposed surface of Earth.

a)

Igneous

b)

Granite

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

128.

Sedimentary Rocks form in

a)

Layers

b)

the desert only

c)

underground

d)

on top of water

129.

Rock fragments, mineral grains, and bits of plants and animal remains moved by wind, water, ice or gravity are called _________________.

a)

sediments

b)

granite

c)

marble

d)

sandstone

130.

When water and other minerals move through open spaced between larger sediments, gluing them together, ____________ occurs.

a)

Compaction

b)

Deposition

c)

Cementation

d)

Erosion

131.

_________ ___________ rocks are made from the remains of once – living plants or animals.

a)

Igneous and metamorphic

b)

Clastic sedimentary

c)

Chemical sedimentary

d)

Organic sedimentary

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