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ESS 10.8.1-10.8.9
TEST 8
8TH GRADE SCIENCE
1. DAILY CHANGES IN THE LEVEL OF OCEAN WATER
ARE CALLED _________.
A. SPRINGS B. TIDES C. FLOODS D. SALINITY
2. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEVELS OF OCEAN
WATER AT HIGH TIDE AND LOW TIDE IS THE _____.
A. SPRING TIDE B. NEAP TIDE
C. TIDAL RANGE D. TIDAL WAVE
3. TIDES OCCUR AT DIFFERENT TIMES EACH DAY
BECAUSE THE EARTH ROTATES MORE ____ THAN
THE MOON REVOLVES AROUND THE EARTH.
A. QUICKLY B. SLOWLY C. ELLIPTICAL D. UPWARD
4. THESE TIDES HAPPEN WHEN THE SUN, EARTH, AND
MOON ARE ALIGNED.
A. TSUNAMIS B. PEAP C. NEAP D. SPRING
5. THESE TIDES HAPPEN WHEN THE SUN, EARTH, AND
MOON FORM A 90 DEGREE ANGLE.
A. TSUNAMIS B. PEAP C. NEAP D. SPRING
6. A BODY OF WATER THAT RUSHES UP THROUGH A
NARROW BAY, OR RIVER CHANNEL DURING THE
RISE OF HIGH TIDE AND CAUSES A VERY SUDDEN
TIDAL RISE.
A. WAVE BORE B. TIDAL BORE C. FLOOD BORE
D. TIDAL WAVE
7. THE SPINNING OF A BODY, SUCH AS A PLANET, ON IT’S
AXIS IS CALLED ________.
A. ROTATION B. REVOLUTION C. ORBIT D. ELLIPSE
8. THE PATH THAT A BODY FOLLOWS AS IT TRAVELS
AROUND ANOTHER BODY IN SPACE IS CALLED AN____.
A. ROTATION B. REVOLUTION C. ORBIT D. ELLIPSE
9. ONE COMPLETE TRIP ALONG AN ORBIT IS A ______.
A. ROTATION B. REVOLUTION C. EVOLUTION D. ELLIPSE
B.
10. _______ DISCOVERED THAT THE PLANETS MOVE
AROUND THE SUN IN ELLIPTICAL ORBITS.
A. NEWTON B. GALLILEO C. COUSTEAU D. KEPLER
11. ________ LAW OF UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION STATES
THAT THE FORCE OF GRAVITY DEPENDS ON THE
PRODUCT OF THE MASSES OF THE OBJECTS DIVIDED
BY THE SQUARE OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE
OBJECTS.
A. NEWTON’S B. GALLILEO’S C. COUSTEAU’S D. KEPLER’S
12. _____ IS AN OBJECTS RESISTANCE TO CHANGE IN
SPEED OR DIRECTION UNTIL AN OUTSIDE FORCE ACTS
ON THE OBJECT.
A. GRAVITATIONAL B.NEBULA C. ROTATE D. INERTIA
13. _______ ATTRACTION KEEPS THE NPLANETS IN THEIR
ORBITS.
A. GRAVITATIONAL B.NEBULA C. ROTATE D. INERTIA
14. _____ KEEPS THE PLANETS MOVING ALONG THEIR
ORBITS.
A. GRAVITATIONAL B. NEBULA C. ROTATE D. INERTIA
15. IF THE MOON STOPPED MOVING, IT WOULD ______.
A. MOVE AWAY FROM EARTH B. MOVE TOWARD THE SUN
C. MOVE TOWARDS MARS D. MOVE TOWARDS EARTH
16. IN WHICH DIRECTION DOES GRAVITY PULL THE MOON?
A. TOWARD THE SUN B. TOWARDS MARS
C. AWAY FROM EARTH D. TOWARDS EARTH
17. A COLLECTION OF STARS, DUST, AND GAS HELD
TOGETHER BY GRAVITY.
A. NEBULA B. BLACK HOLE C. CLUSTER D. GALAXY
18. A LARGE CLOUD OF GAS AND DUST IN INTERSTELLAR
SPACE IS CALLED A _______.
A. NEBULA B. BLACK HOLE C. CLUSTER D. GALAXY
19. A TIGHT GROUP OF STARS THAT LOOKS LIKE A BALL
AND CONTAINS UP TO A MILLION STARS.
A. MILKY WAY B. NEBULA
C. OPEN CLUSTER D. GLOBULAR CLUSTER
20. A GROUP OF STARS THAT ARE CLOSE TOGETHER
RELATIVE TO SURROUNDING STARS.
A. MILKY WAY B. NEBULA
C. OPEN CLUSTER D. GLOBULAR CLUSTER
21. TYPE OF GALAXY THAT HAS A BULGE AT THE
CENTER AND SPIRAL ARMS.
A. NEBULAR B. SPIRAL C. IRREGULAR D. ELLIPTICAL
22. THE GALAXY WE LIVE IN IS THE ____GALAXY
A. ANDROMEDA B. MILKY WAY C. MILK GALAXY
23. THE TYPE OF GALAXY THAT IS SIMPLY A MASSIVE
BLOB OF STARS.
A. ELLIPTICAL B. SPIRAL C. IRREGULAR D. MASSIVE
24. GALAXY THAT DOES NOT FIT INTO ANY OTHER CLASS.
A. ELLIPTICAL B. SPIRAL C. IRREGULAR D. MASSIVE
25. THE MILKY WAY GALAXY IS WHAT TYPE?
A. IRREGULAR B. SPIRAL C. ELLIPTICAL D. MASSIVE
26. A VERY LUMINOUS, STARLIKE OBJECT THAT
GENERATES ENERGY AT A HIGH RATE IS CALLED A ___.
A. QUASAR B. NEBULA C. MATTER D. QUARCK
27. THE STUDY OF THE ORIGIN, PROPERTIES, PROCESSES,
AND EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSE.
A. SPACEOLOGY B. COSMOTOLOGY
C. COSMOLOGY D. UNIVERSEOLOGY
28. THE THEORY THAT THE UNIVERSE BEGAN WITH A
TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION IS CALLED THE
______THEORY.
A. BLACK HOLE B. BIG THANG C. EXPLOZO D. BIG BANG
29. THE CLOUDS OF GAS AND DUST BETWEEN THE STARS
IN THE MILKY WAY IS CALLED ______ MATTER.
A. NEBULA B. INTERSTELLAR C. INTHACELLAR D. GUST
30. THE LARGEST GLOBULAR CLUSTER IN THE MILKY WAY
GALAXY.
A. OMEGA CENTAURI B. OMEGA CENTURY
C. OMEGA CENTENNIAL D. OMEGA ORTEGA