STAAR Review - Category 3: Earth and Space

Which statement best describes conditions for Earth at Position 1 in the diagram?

• There are an equal number of hours of daylight and nighttime in the Northern Hemisphere, and the North Pole is tilted away from the sun.

• The Northern Hemisphere has the fewest hours of daylight, and the Earth's axis does not tilt at this position.

• There are an equal numbers of hours of daylight and nighttime in the Northern Hemisphere because Earth's axis is not tilted in this position.

• The Northern Hemisphere has the fewest hours of daylight, and the North Pole is tilted away from the Sun.

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Which of these changes would likely occur if the rate of Earth's rotation on its axis increased?

• The length of the seasons would be shorter.

• The length of the seasons would be longer.

• The length of a day would be shorter.

• The length of a day would be longer.

Which of these best compares the conditions at Location X and Location Y?

• It is day at Location X and night at Location Y.

• It is winter at Location X and summer at Location Y.

• There are more hours of daylight at Location X than at Location Y.

• The moon is brighter when viewed from Location X than when viewed from Location Y.

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The Northern Hemisphere experiences the beginning of spring when Earth is in −

• Position 1

• Position 2

• Position 3

• Position 4

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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

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Earth would not have seasons if it −

• no longer tilted on its axis

• stopped rotating on its axis

• took an additional month to orbit the sun

• revolved around the sun in the opposite direction

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A student notices that the moon if full one evening. Which sequence of moon phases will the student observe over the next eight days?

• Full, waning gibbous, third quarter

• Full, waning gibbous, first quarter, waning crescent

• Full, new, waning gibbous

• Full, waxing gibbous, new, waning crescent

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Which picture shows how the moon appears from Earth when it is in the position shown in this model?

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Two friends want to go for a night hike when there is a full moon in July. If there is a third-quarter moon on July 2, what is the approximate date of the next full moon?

• July 9

• July 16

• July 23

• July 30

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A student must complete the column of the table that lists the dates of the full moons. What are the most likely dates of the full moons?

• February 5, March 7, April 5, May 4

• February 15, March 17, April 15, May 14

• February 25, March 27, April 25, May 24

• February 29, March 31, April 29, May 28

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