Space (STAAR released questions)

If the sun is on the left side of the screen, place the planets in the correct order. Start with the planet that is closest to the sun.

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

Place the outer planets in the correct order. Start with the planet that is closest to Earth.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

(2017 3.9B) A student records some information about a planet. Which planet is the student studying?

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Mars

(2016 3.9B) Asteroids are large bodies of rock that are too small to be planets. An asteroid belt has many asteroids. The diagram shows the asteroid belt located between Mars and the first outer planet.

Which outer planet is closest to this asteroid belt?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

(2014 3.9B) One of the brightest objects in the night sky is a planet that is closer to the sun than Earth is. What is the name of this planet?

• Mars

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Venus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

(2013 5.9A) The graph below shows changes in the length of the shadow of a tree during part of a day. If this day continues to be sunny, what will most likely happen to the length of the shadow from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.?

• The length of the shadow will stay the same.

• The length of the shadow will decrease and then increase.

• The length of the shadow will increase.

• The length of the shadow will decrease.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Match the following

• 365 days

• The time it takes for Earth to orbit the Sun

• 29 days

• Number of days from 1 full moon to the next

• 24 hours

• The time it takes for Earth to make 1 rotation on its axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

(5.9A) Place the pictures in the correct order, starting with the earliest morning picture.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

(2018 5.9A) A teacher askes students to explain what they see in this picture. Four student explanations are shown in the box. Which students gave a correct explanation?

• Student 1 only

• Students 2 and 4 only

• Student 2 only

• Students 1 and 3 only

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

(2017 5.9A) Which of these best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky each day?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1