Science STAAR Review

A ________ is when a small section of the Moon facing Earth is lighted. 

• New Moon
• Crescent Moon
• Full Moon
• Moon Phases

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What causes day & night?

• Earth's rotation on the equator

• Earth's revolution around the Sun

• The Moon's rotation around the Sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

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Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

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Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• full moon tide
• new moon tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

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Which describes the relationship between the Sun and Milky Way galaxy?

• The Sun is a giant-sized star near the center of a disc-shaped galaxy called the Milky Way.

• The Sun is a medium-sized star near the center of a disc-shaped galaxy called the Milky Way

• The Sun is a medium-sized star near the edge of a disc-shaped galaxy called the Milky Way.

Which lists the components of the universe from largest to smallest?

• galaxies, nebulae, stars, planets

• galaxies, stars, planets, nebulae

• planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae

Rotate

• an invisible line around which an object spins.

• to turn around a center point or axis.

• period of the year distinguished by special climatic conditions.

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Revolve

• to orbit or spin around something.

• period of the year distinguished by special climatic conditions.

• an invisible line around which an object spins.

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Hemisphere

• Imaginary circle drawn around the Earth that divides it into two equal halves called hemispheres.

• imaginary line around the Earth, another planet, or star running east-west, 0 degrees latitude.

• period of the year distinguished by special climatic conditions.

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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?

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