Earth's Changing Surface STAAR Questions

Topographic Maps STAAR Questions

Multiple Choice

• cross a canyon with a river running through it

• cross another peak in the park

• be flat and then go up a steep slope

• go down a steep slope and then become flatter

Multiple Choice

• W and X

• Y and Z

• X and Y

• W and Z

Fill in the Blank

Fill in the Blank

Multiple Choice

• 2,050 m

• 450 m

• 910 m

• 3,650 m

Satellite Images of Earth's Surface

Breaking down of Earth's surface due to exposure to wind, rain, ice, temperature changes, growing plants, and animals.

Weathering

The movement of broken down pieces of Earth by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

Erosion

The dropping of sediments in a new place.

Deposition

Multiple Choice

• straight

• dry

• shorter

• wider

Multiple Choice

• Ocean waves

• Flowing rivers

• Blowing wind

• Crustal upheaval

Multiple Choice

• Less sediment flowed into the river because the fire heated up the soil and made it drier.

• The amount of vegetation increased and less sediment flowed into the river because the fire produced ash that mixed with the soil.

• More sediment flowed into the river because the fire destroyed most of the vegetation holding the sediment in place.

• More sediment flowed into the river because the fire disrupted animal habitats and caused animals to leave the area.

Multiple Choice

• The ship channel would become deeper, and the island would move west toward the mainland.

• The ship channel would become shallower, and the beach would become narrower.

• The ship channel would become narrower, and the island would become completely covered with water.

• The ship channel would become wider, and the island would sink into the Gulf of Mexico.

Multiple Choice

• They are along a transform plate boundary that is no longer active, so erosion is creating deep valleys.

• They are along a transform plate boundary in which plates are currently moving side by side, causing earthquakes and faults.

• They are along a plate boundary in which plates are currently converging, causing uplift and steep slopes

• They are along a plate boundary in which plates diverged in the distant past, allowing new rock to build up.

Multiple Choice

A mid-ocean ridge is located at the boundary of two tectonic plates. Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of a mid-ocean ridge?

Multiple Choice

• the tectonic plate under Africa was closer to the South Pole at one time

• the equator was not always where it is currently located

• volcanoes did not exist until after faults occurred in Earth’s crust

• the location of the North Pole and the South Pole changed

Multiple Choice

• An earthquake

• A volcanic eruption

• Formation of a rift valley

• Building up of a mountain

Multiple Choice

• Location W

• Location X

• Location Y

• Location Z