GRADE 8 GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS AND ANSWETRS

Fill in the blanks 1. __ ________ is a zone around our planet where stars, planets and other objects are found. a) nebula b) space c) orbit 2. A scientist who studies the objects in the sky, including planets, galaxies, and stars, is called _________ a) an astronomer b) astrophysicist c) both 3. NASA headquarters at _______________ a) UK b) China c) the USA 4. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky? a) Jupiter b) Saturn c) mars 5. The planets on either side of the earth are : a) Venus and mars b) mars and Jupiter c) mercury and venus 6. The ___________ is the only country to have ever put people on the moon. a) Germany b) china c) USA 7. Apollo 11 mission of NASA was in __________ a) 1969 b) 1968 c) 1869 8. Neil A. Armstrong was a ________________ of an Apollo 11 mission a) Command Module pilot b) Commander c) Lunar Module pilot 9. The Moon's surface gravity is ____________________ a) strongest b) weaker c) none of them 10. The rocks of the moon and ________ are genetically related and formed from the same kind of materials. a) Venus b) Mars c) Earth