8th Grade STAAR Review

What is the definition of luster?

• Ability to transfer heat and light.

• The way a material reflects light.

• i dont know

• The density of an object.

What is reactivity?

• ability to combine or react with other elements.

• whether its a metal, nonmetal or metalloid.

• the shine of an object.

• more or less buoyancy.

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What is rotation?

• to turn on a fixed point

• to go around an object

• to be round

• what causes seasons

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how long does a lunar cycle take to complete

• 29.5 weeks

• 30.5 days

• 30.5 weeks

• 29.5 days

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what is inertia

• tendency to resist a change in motion

• gravity

• a push or a pull

¨Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it is transformed.¨

is from?

• the constitution

• Law of Conservation of Oxygen

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• Newtons 3rd Law

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which of these is NOT a lunar phase?

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waxing Waning

• Waning Crescent

• Full Moon

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What can a Divergent Boundary cause?

• the planet will explode

• mid ocean ridges

• volcanoes

• mountains

Answer explanation

mountains and volcanoes are caused by CONVERGENT boundaries.

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What does a Topographic Map show?

• a 3D representation of a 2D landform.

• only mountains

• a 2D representation of a 3D landform.

Which of the following is not part of a wave?

• amplitude

• compression

• crest

• gamma

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