8th Grade Unit 6 Review NEW

What would a student need to do to show how day and night works?

Which description best fits the tide that will happen?

What would a student need to do to show how seasons work?

Which description best fits the tide that will happen?

Does the Sun rotate faster at the equator or at the poles?

came up with the theory that Earth revolved around the Sun rather than the Sun revolved around Earth.

proposed that laws of physics apply throughout the universe.

Which moon phases does this tide occur in?

In outer space, there is _____.

As mass decreases, gravitational force _____.

came up with the theory that planets move in an elliptical orbit around the Sun.

As distance increases, gravitational force _____.

Which moon phases does this tide occur in?

_____ is the force that causes space objects to be shaped like spheres and to revolve around other space objects.

Earth is slightly flattened at the poles. Which shape does Earth have?

Which tide will happen with this Sun, Earth, and Moon pattern?

Which event does this diagram show?

The heliosphere is created by _____ in the Sun.

Earth’s magnetic field, liquid water, and distance from the Sun make it a _____ planet.

came up with a theory that the universe is expanding.

The North and South Poles switch places about every _____.

To move around another object.

occurs in June and December marking the longest (in June) and shortest (in December) days of the year

Solar winds would strip Earth’s ozone layer without _____.

Which event does this diagram show?

Why is the Northern Hemisphere warmer in the summer?

One day is 24 hours. What happens in this 24 hours?

How long does it take radiation from the photosphere (what we see as sunlight) to reach Earth?

divides the hemispheres into Northern and Southern

Which lunar phase will occur about four days after a waxing gibbous?

divides the hemispheres into Eastern and Western

The path an object takes in space

If on December 1st there is a new moon, when will the next new moon be approximately?

Which tide will happen with this Sun, Earth, and Moon pattern?

Why does the same side of the Moon always face Earth?

To move in a cirle around a fixed line or point.

occurs in March and September, marking the days of equal amounts of sunlight and darkness

What is a natural satellite of Earth?