8th Grade Space Science Test

1. Jeopardy
Vocab Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4
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Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200
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Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500

2. $100 Question from Vocabularay
An AU is the average distance between
A. Pluto and the Sun
B. Pluto and Mercury
C. Earth and the Sun
D. Earth and its Moon

3. $100 Answer from Vocabularay
C. Earth and the Sun

4. $200 Question from Vocabularay
Chunks of ice orbiting a gas giant’s equator are called
A. moons
B. comets
C. asteroids
D. rings

5. $200 Answer from Vocabularay
D. rings

6. $300 Question from Vocabularay
A brief streak of light from a falling space object is a
A. meteor
B. meteorite
C. lightning bolt
D. coma

7. $300 Answer from Vocabularay
D. coma

8. $400 Question from Vocabularay
A meteorite is
A. a small meteor
B. a meteor-like space object
C. a streak of light from a falling object
D. a fallen space object on Earth’s surface

9. $400 Answer from Vocabularay
D. a fallen space object on Earth’s surface

10. $500 Question from Vocabularay
TRUE OR FALSE:
Changes in a planet’s crust caused by movement
of the planet’s mantle are the
result of impact cratering.

11. $500 Answer from Vocabularay
FALSE, Tectonics.

12. $100 Question from Lesson 1
Which of these best describes the relationships among
the planets in our solar system?
A. The inner planets are closer
together than the outer planets.
B. The outer planets are closer
together than the inner planets.
C. Each planet is 10 AU farther from
the Sun than the previous planet.
D. Each of the inner planets is more than 1 AU from
the Sun, and each of the outer planets is more than 10 AU
from the Sun.

13. $100 Answer from Lesson 1
A. The inner planets are closer
together than the outer planets.

14. $200 Question from Lesson 1
Which of the following lists some of the objects in the
solar system from smallest to largest?
A. asteroid, Earth, Sun
B. Sun, asteroid, Earth
C. Earth, asteroid, Sun
D. Earth, Sun, asteroid

15. $200 Answer from Lesson 1
A. asteroid, Earth, Sun

16. $300 Question from Lesson 1
How would you describe the orbits of the planets, asteroids, and comets?
A. They form spheres within sphere around the Sun.
B. All are long, oval ellipses, each in a different plane.
C. All form perfect circles around their center.
D. All are ellipses, some more flattened than others.

17. $300 Answer from Lesson 1
D. All are ellipses, some more flattened
than others.

18. $400 Question from Lesson 1
The solar system formed from what?
A. gases
B. rocks
C. metal
D. a nebula

19. $400 Answer from Lesson 1
D. a nebula

20. $500 Question from Lesson 1
Why is it difficult to move a rover on Mars?

21. $500 Answer from Lesson 1
There are a variety of commands that the rover
Can read and there is a 44 minute delay to get to
Mars and back.

22. $100 Question from Lesson 2
Which planet orbits the Sun the fastest?
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Earth
D. Mars

23. $100 Answer from Lesson 2
A. Mercury

24. $200 Question from Lesson 2
Which planet is the most similar to Earth?
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Neptune
D. Mars

25. $200 Answer from Lesson 2
B. Venus

26. $300 Question from Lesson 2
A planet must have strong __________________
in order for an atmosphere to form.
A. atmosphere
B. particles
C. axis of rotation
D. gravity

27. $300 Answer from Lesson 2
D. gravity

28. $400 Question from Lesson 2
TRUE OR FALSE:
Venus, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter are all terrestrial planets

29. $400 Answer from Lesson 2
FALSE, Mercury

30. $500 Question from Lesson 2
TRUE OR FALSE:
Gravity, wind, and water on a
planet’s surface cause weathering and erosion

31. $500 Answer from Lesson 2
TRUE.

32. $100 Question from Lesson 3
Which planet is the largest of the eight planets
A. Jupiter
B. Saturn
C. Uranus
D. Neptune

33. $100 Answer from Lesson 3
A. Jupiter

34. $200 Question from Lesson 3
How do moons of gas giants form?
A. axis of rotation
B. lunar eclipses
C. the terrestrial processes
D. a giant collision

35. $200 Answer from Lesson 3
C. the terrestrial processes

36. $300 Question from Lesson 3
TRUE OR FALSE:
Saturn’s rings are zones of gases
that orbit the planet

37. $300 Answer from Lesson 3
FALSE, Ice.

38. $400 Question from Lesson 3
Gravity, wind, and water on a
planet’s surface cause weathering and erosion

39. $400 Answer from Lesson 3
B. Community

40. $500 Question from Lesson 3
Describe the 4 terrestrial processes.

41. $500 Answer from Lesson 3
Answers will vary.

42. $100 Question from Lesson 4
Both comets and asteroids
A. are made of ice
B. orbit the Sun
C. orbit planets
D. formed far from the Sun

43. $100 Answer from Lesson 4
B. orbit the Sun

44. $200 Question from Lesson 4
Pluto’s orbit is unusual in that Pluto
A. has an orbit centered on its own moon, Charon
B. has an orbit that is less round that that of other planets
C. sometimes leaves the solar system
D. does not follow an elliptical path

45. $200 Answer from Lesson 4
B. has an orbit that is less round
that that of other planets

46. $300 Question from Lesson 4
Why is a comet sometimes bright?
A. It has a coma and tails that reflect
sunlight.
B. It heats up from friction in the
Sun’s atmosphere.
C. Lava inside it glows from its own heat.
D. It burns up in Earth’s atmosphere.

47. $300 Answer from Lesson 4
A. It has a coma and tails that reflect
sunlight.

48. $400 Question from Lesson 4
TRUE OR FALSE:
A planet’s atmosphere distributes
energy and slows down heat loss.

49. $400 Answer from Lesson 4
TRUE

50. $500 Question from Lesson 4
Why are some space objects round
While others are potato-shaped?

51. $500 Answer from Lesson 4
This depends on the amount of
Gravitational pull. More gravity
Means a rounder object.

52. Final Jeopardy

53. Final Jeopardy Answer