8th grade Physical Science Bell Practice
Jeffrey A. Rapkin
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True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 1. A total solar eclipse can be seen only by people in the area of Earth within the Moon's umbra.
____ 2. Earth rotates on its axis about once every year.
____ 3. Night and day on Earth are caused by Earth's revolution around the Sun.
____ 4. The summer solstice occurs in June in the northern hemisphere and in December in the southern
hemisphere.
____ 5. Daylight hours are shorter for the hemisphere that is tilted toward the Sun during the solstice.
____ 6. A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth's shadow falls on the Moon.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
1. The phase of the Moon that
immediately precedes the new Moon is
the ____.
a. full moon
b. first quarter
c. second quarter
d. third quarter
2. What formed the craters on the Moon?
a. volcanoes
b. lava flowing up through the Moon’s
crust
c. impacts from objects in space
d. tectonic plate movement
3. What formed the maria on the Moon?
a. volcanoes
b. lava flowing up through the Moon’s
crust
c. impacts from objects in space
d. tectonic plate movement
4. Dark-colored, relatively flat regions of the Moon's surface that were formed when interior lava filled
large basins are called ____.
a. craters
b. volcanoes
c. maria
d. sedimentary rocks
5. A ____ occurs when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth and throws a shadow on
Earth.
a. solar eclipse
b. lunar eclipse
c. waning gibbous
d. waxing gibbous
6. Summer occurs on the hemisphere of Earth that is ____.
a. turned away from the Sun
b. tilted toward the Sun
c. tilted away from the Sun
d. turned toward the Sun
7. During __________ phases, more of the Moon is visible each night.
a. waxing
b. waning
c. new
d. full
8. The time for one rotation of the Moon is _________ days. What is the time for a revolution?
a. 24 hours
b. 24 days
c. 27.3 days
d. 365 days
9. During which phase is just the western half of the Moon lit?
a. first quarter
b. full moon
c. third quarter
d. new moon
10. During which phase is just the eastern half of the Moon lit?
a. first quarter
b. full moon
c. third quarter
d. new moon
11. A wide light source creates a shadow with two parts. From which part can the light source be
partially seen?
a. The light source can be seen from the umbra.
b. The light source can be seen from the penumbra.
c. The light source can be seen from both parts of the shadow.
d. The light source can be seen from neither part of the shadow.
12. The longest a total solar eclipse lasts is about how long?
a. 1 minute
b. 7 minutes
c. 30 minutes
d. an hour