STAAR Category 3 Review

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What season occurs when the Earth is tilted toward the Sun?

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Summer

Front

What type of tides occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are at a 90-degree angle?

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Neap Tides

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What type of weather front brings warmer weather?

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Warm Front

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What is a large cloud of gas and dust that is the birth place of a star?

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Nebula

Front

What are hot and dim stars called?

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White dwarfs

Front

What season occurs when the Earth is tilted away from the Sun?

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Winter

Front

What type of tides occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned?

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Spring Tides

Front

What is the term for the boundary between two different air masses?

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Weather Front

Front

What is the process called when a star forms from a nebula?

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Stellar Formation

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What type of star is larger than the Sun and very bright?

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Supergiant