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8th Grade Earth and Space Worksheets

Ages 13-14 · 2 sub-topics · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

Earth and space science explains how gravity and the motions of Earth, the Moon and the Sun shape what we see in the sky. There are 7 worksheets for 8th grade, each with an answer key, on the solar system and beyond and on moon phases and eclipses. Jupiter's Moons and the Pull of Gravity, Why Eclipses Skip Most New Moons and Scale the Universe in Light Travel Time are three of the sheets. Native sheets here practice MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3 and MS-PS2-4.

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Moon's orbit is tilted about 5 degrees compared with Earth's orbit, so at most new moons the Moon's shadow passes above or below Earth. An eclipse can happen only when a new or full moon falls near one of the two nodes. Why Eclipses Skip Most New Moons shows this in a diagram.

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