DAY 7 - 8th Grade Science STAAR Review
Authored by Estela Morales
Science
8th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An astronomer observes several items in the night sky and writes down their approximate distance from Earth. What is most likely Object #3?
a planet, probably Jupiter or Saturn
a nearby star relatively close to our solar system
a comet
another galaxy
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Using the chart, what is most likely Object #2.
Venus
a nearby star relatively close to our solar system
a black hole near the center of the Milky Way
another galaxy
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The following picture is the Horsehead Nebula and is located about 1,500 light years from Earth in the constellation Orion. What is most likely occurring in the Horsehead Nebula?
new star formation
formation of black holes
star explosions like supernovas
the birth of new galaxies
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The stars we see at night are:
in the Milky Way galaxy
in the solar system
in galaxies other than the Milky Way
both A and C
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use this model of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram to answer the question: An astronomer discovers a new star that is very hot, but not very bright. What type of star did she discover?
a red giant
a young star on the main sequence
an old star on the main sequence
a white dwarf
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Our Sun is a middle-aged star with an average temperature and brightness. What type of star is our Sun according to the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram?
a white dwarf
a red giant
a star on the upper left portion on the main sequence
a star in the middle of the main sequence
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As a normal, averaged-size star progresses through its life cycle, what change will it undergo?
it becomes cooler
it gets smaller
it becomes brighter
its gravity increases
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
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