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STAAR Category 3: Earth and Space Part 2

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6th - 8th Grade

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STAAR Category 3: Earth and Space Part 2
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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The model below shows two continental plates. The folded mountains in this model form at which type of plate boundary?

Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Subduction boundary
Convergent boundary

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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The satellite photograph below shows a large meteorite crater that is 1200m in diameter and 170m deep. This crater is located in a flat, arid part of northeastern Arizona. How will this crater most likely change over time? 

It will get deeper as it fills with water.
It will rise up like a volcanic crater.
It will become less deep as the rim erodes
It will widen as it fills with lava.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which of these locations on Earth experiences the least change in the number of daylight hours throughout the year?

Equator
North Pole
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is one condition that is necessary for a hurricane to form?

Warm ocean water
A strong cold front
Cold ocean water
A strong warm front

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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The thick black lines on the map below show the locations of mid-ocean ridges. Which geologic feature is most likely to form at a mid-ocean ridge?

Peninsula
Volcano
Delta
Plateau

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A section of a topographic map is shown below. What is the difference in elevation in meters between Point X and Point Y on the map? 

1240m
1600m
400m
360m

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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A student sets up the investigation shown below. The movement of colored water through the gravel best models _____. 

condensation of water vapor
surface runoff of precipitation
conservation of water
pollution of groundwater

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