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Ms. Seither's 8th Grade Science - 4SW Review
Test Description: TEKS 8.7ABC 8.9ABC
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Rotation is when Earth is
A
changing seasons
B
spinning
C
orbiting around the Sun
D
getting warmer
2) Revolution is when Earth is
A
getting warmer
B
orbiting around the Sun
C
spinning
D
north pole
3) Rotation takes ____, and Revolution takes ____
A
1 year; 1 day
B
1 day; 1 year
C
24 days; 365 1/4 years
D
365 1/4 years; 24 days
4) What can make mountains get shorter over time?
A
Heat and pressure
B
Deposition
C
Rain and wind
D
Tectonic Plates colliding
5) Why does the Sun look like it is moving across the sky, when we know it stays in the center of the solar system?
A
Because the Earth is rotating on its axis
B
Because it IS moving across the sky
C
Because the Earth is revolving around the Sun
D
Because of optical illusions caused by the atmosphere
6) Why are days longer in the summer and shorter in the winter?
A
Because Earth rotates on its axis
B
Because of a changing latitude
C
Because the Earth revolves around the Sun
D
Because of optical illusions caused by the atmosphere
7) What Moon Phase comes after a New Moon?
A
1st quarter
B
waning gibbous
C
waxing crescent
D
waning crescent
8) What Moon Phase comes after a waxing crescent?
A
waxing gibbous
B
full moon
C
3rd quarter
D
1st quarter
9) What Moon Phase comes approximately one week (~7 days) after a New Moon
A
waxing crescent
B
1st quarter
C
3rd quarter
D
full moon
10) What Moon Phase comes approximately one week (~7 days) after a 1st quarter moon?
A
Waxing Gibbous
B
Full Moon
C
3rd Quarter
D
New Moon
11) What Moon Phase comes approximately one week (~7 days) after a Full Moon?
A
New Moon
B
3rd Quarter
C
Waning Gibbous
D
1st Quarter
12) What Moon Phase comes approximately one week (~7 days) after a 3rd Quarter Moon?
A
Waning Crescent
B
1st Quarter
C
Full Moon
D
New Moon
13) What is the main cause of the tides?
A
The sun
B
The stars
C
The moon
D
Rotation of the Earth on its axis
14) Why is the Moon the main cause of tides instead of the Sun.
A
It isn't. The Sun is the main cause.
B
Because it is bigger
C
Because it is made of rock
D
Because it is closer to Earth
15) We know exactly when the tides change. How can we know this?
A
Because we can predict the wind
B
Because we can predict the movement of the Sun
C
Because we did the math
D
Because we can predict the movement of the Moon
16) Convergent plates colliding can create
A
Fault lines
B
Lakes
C
Rivers
D
Mountains
17) If an Oceanic plate and a Continental plate converge, what will happen?
A
The Continental plate will subduct underneath the Ocean plate
B
The Oceanic plate will subduct underneath the Continental plate
C
They will form a mid-oceanic ridge
D
They will push up and form mountains
18) Which of the following would likely happen along a Transform fault?
A
Trenches
B
Mountains
C
Rivers
D
Earthquakes
19) What do contour lines look like at the peak of mountains?
A
spaced far apart
B
very curvy
C
Innermost cirlces
D
spaced close together
20) What would the contour lines look like in the areas most likely to erode during heavy rainfall?
A
spaced far apart
B
innermost circles
C
spaced close together
D
very curvy
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