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