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Graded Quiz Grade 8 - Space Objects

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How long does it take to the Earth to do the ROTATION MOVEMENT?
a)
365 days
b)
24 hours
c)
24 hours + 6 hours
d)
28 days
2.
What is the Sun?
a)
It is a satellite
b)
It is a Star
c)
It is a comet
d)
It is a planet
3.
What is Pluto?
a)
An asteroid
b)
A planet
c)
A dwarf planet
d)
It doesn't exist
4.

What is the position of the earth in the solar system?

a)

The first

b)

The second

c)

The third

d)

The last

5.

How many planets are in our solar system?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

6.

Which planets are gas planets? (Choose all that are correct.)

a)

Uranus

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Saturn

7.

Which planets are considered inner planets? (Choose all that are correct.)

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Mercury

8.

Which answer correctly orders the planets from the sun?

a)

Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

9.

Why does a comet have a tail?

a)

A comet loses its gravity as it moves away from the Sun, forming a trail of material behind it.

b)

When a comet collides with other objects in space, it breaks apart and causes a trail of rocks and dust behind it.

c)

When a comet gets close to the Sun, its frozen material begins to melt and forms a trail of dust, rock and gas behind it.

d)

A comet spins faster as it approaches the Sun and material from the comet spin away and create a tail.

10.
What features do asteroids and meteoroids share?
a)
They orbit planets
b)
They are made of rock
c)
They have moons
d)
They are frozen balls of ice
11.

A meteor that stikes the Earth's surface is called a _________.

a)

meteorite

b)

sun

c)

planet

d)

outer planet

12.
Which object is commonly referred to as "shooting star"?
a)
comet
b)
meteor
c)
meteorite
d)
asteroid
13.
Which object has a tail?
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
meteorite
d)
comet
14.
What is a small body of ice, rock & cosmic dust loosely packed together?
a)
meteor
b)
meteoroid
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
15.

What Galaxy is Earth located?

a)

Andromeda

b)

Milky Way

c)

Sagittarius

d)

Snickers