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Science Chapter 8 Review
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Solar System and Galaxies Review
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What would happen if the Earth was not tilted?
Nights and days would stay the same (equal sunlight)
Seasons would stay the same
Global Warming
The seasons would flip flop
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What is a lunar eclipse?
When the moon is "waxing"
When the moon shines on the Earth
Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a line (Earth shadows the moon)
When there is a full moon
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When the moon is "darker" is it waxing or waning?
Waning
Waxing
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A unit of measurement that astronomers use to measure distance is...
Orbit
Constellation
Light year
Asteroid
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The first stage of star formation is ...
Red Giant
White Dwarf
Nebula
Iron Giant
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What is the appearance of the shape of the Moon at a particular time?
Tilt
Equator
Phase
Axis
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An axis is...
a rotation
a straight line about which an object rotates
the distance light travels in a year
an object used to chop wood
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How many planets are in the solar system?
8
6
7
9
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When does a star begin to cool and shrink?
When the hydrogen is gone
When the helium is gone
When the oxygen is gone
When the carbon is gone
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What is an orbit?
an elliptical shape
the path the sun travels
the path one object travels around another
a phase of the moon
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What is an instrument that makes distant objects appear closer and larger?
Telescope
Kaleidescope
Microscope
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An object that produces its own energy, including heat and light
Star
Constellation
Supernova
Sun
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A complete spin on an axis is called a...
rotation
tornado
spin
orbit
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How long does it the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun?
1 week
3 months
365 1/4 days (1 year)
24 hours
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In which direction does Earth rotate?
North to South
West to East
East to West
South to North
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What kind of star has produced more energy than gravity can hold together and explodes?
Nebula
Red Dwarf
Supernova
White Dwarf
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What combines to form helium atoms in a star?
Carbon atoms
Hydrogen atoms
Nitrogen atoms
Oxygen atoms
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What are differences between the Earth and Moon?
Moon has a thinner atmosphere
Moon has no water and atmosphere
Moon get more sunlight
Earth gets more sunlight
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A mixture of ice, frozen gases, rock and dust leftover from the formation of the solar system..
Meteor
Asteroid
Comet
Star
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A natural object that orbits a planet is a...
Sun
Constellation
Star
Moon
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What seasonal relationship do the Northern and Southern Hemispheres have?
they are opposites
they are the same
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Pluto is classified as a...
Dwarf Planet
Star
Planet
Rock
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What is a small rocky object between Mars and Jupiter?
Nebula
Asteroid
Supernova
Comet
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What is a solar eclipse?
Earth, moon, and sun are all in line
When the moon's light is blocked off
Earth passes through the moon's shadow, blocks sun's light
