STAAR Earth & Space #1-7

TEKS 3.8D
1.  One of the brightest objects in the night sky is a planet that is closer to the sun than Earth isi.  What is this planet?

• Mars
• Saturn 
• Jupiter
• Venus

TEKS 4.7A
A students conducts an investigation using four identical cans, each with a hole in the bottom. The student fills each can with a different type of soil and then adds 200mL of water to each can .  The graduated cylinders show the water that drains through each can. Some plants have very deep roots.  Which can will most likely stop water from flowing to the deepest roots?

• Soil 1
• Soil 2
• Soil 3 
• Soil 4

TEKS 4.7A
3.  Several students investigate the characteristics of soil.  The students observe samples of soils.  In one sample, they observe that water drains through easily.  When they rub the soil between their fingers, it feels rough, scratchy, and its particles feel hard.  The soil the students observed is most likely -

• clay 
• silt
• loam
• sand

TEKS 4.8B
4.  A diagram of the stages of the water cycle is shown:
Which of these observations would most likely be seen in Stage N?

• Water flowing downhill
• Fog forming along a highway
• The water level of a lake decreasing
• Dark clouds forming in the sky

TEKS 4.8C
5.  A student observed the apparent shape of the moon each night for a period of 60 days. On Day 10 the student observed a full moon.  On which other day did the student most likely observe a full moon?

• Day 20
• Day 30 
• Day 40
• Day 50

TEKS 4.8C
6.  The graph below shows the length of a tree during a part of the day.  If it continues to be sunny, what will most likely happen to the shadow between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.?

• The length of the shadow will decrease.
• The length of  shadow will increase the decrease.
• The length of the shadow will increase.
• The length of shadow will stay the same.

TEKS 5.7A
All of these are related to the formation of fossil fuels except:

• decomposed animals
• decayed plants
• sedimentary rocks
• active volcanoes