8th Grade Unit 8 Test Review

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Across
  1. 2. If the moon were half the size it is now, the tidal variations on Earth would be _______ than they are now.
  2. 4. Both the waters closest to the moon AND the waters on the direct opposite of Earth will be at _________ at the same time.
  3. 6. A person's ______ is higher on Earth than on the moon because the force of gravity is greater on Earth.
  4. 7. The moon revolves around the sun about once a ______.
  5. 12. The Earth is closest to the sun in winter, which is strange because it is still our coldest month, this is because the our continent is tilted ______ from the sun and gets less direct sunlight.
  6. 13. This moon phase follows a full moon.
  7. 14. This moon is visible when the moon is between the Earth and the Sun. It appears completely shadowed.
  8. 16. This event occurs when a new moon passes between sun and Earth completely blocking the sun from view.
  9. 19. Earth's orbit around the sun takes this shape.
  10. 20. We can see the different shapes of the moon because the light from the sun is ________ off the surface of the moon.
Down
  1. 1. The sun and moon both impact the tides on Earth, the sun has more mass than the moon but the moon is much closer to Earth so its ______________ is stronger.
  2. 3. To create a ______ showing the phases of the moon, you must include the Earth, Sun and our moon.
  3. 5. When the moon is completely in Earth's shadow opposite the sun this event occurs.
  4. 8. Earth is moving around the sun in an ______, while the moon is in orbit, moving around Earth.
  5. 9. The difference between a solar and lunar eclipse is the _______ of Earth and the moon.
  6. 10. This is the season when the land is tilted away from the sun.
  7. 11. Fishing might be best when the moon is between the sun and Earth (new moon) and the _____ is coming to be highest.
  8. 15. The sun appears to do this across the sky from east to west each day because Earth is spinning on its axis.
  9. 17. If Earth's rotation slowed down significantly, a day on Earth would be _______.
  10. 18. When a hemisphere is pointed away from the sun it is receiving more _______ sunlight.