STAAR Review Earth & Space

A student makes a sundial. The student takes a picture of the sundial at 3:30 p.m.

Based on the student's sundial, which letter is closest to the position of the sun when the picture was taken?

• A. Position W

• B. Position X

• C. Position Y

• D. Position Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth continuously rotates on its axis while also moving in an orbit. About how much time does it take for Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis?

• A. 24 hours

• B. 30 days

• C. 60 minutes

• D. 365 days

A student drew the following pictures to show the day-night cycle of Earth.

Based on the pictures, how many hours should the student record on the nighttime picture to complete a day-night cycle

• A. 11 hours

• B. 12 hours

• C. 13 hours

• D. 24 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Students make a solar system model on the playground. The school building represents the sun. They label round objects for each planet.

Which planet should they place at the greatest distance from the school building?

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Asteroids are large bodies of rock that are too small to be planets. The diagram shows the asteroid belt located between Mars and the first outer planet.

Which outer planet is closest to the asteroid belt?

• A. Uranus

• B. Neptune

• C. Saturn

• D. Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Read the text and choose the correct answer.

• Observation 1 and 3 only
• Observation 2 only
• Observation 2 and 4 only
• Observation 1, 3, and 4 only

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of these cycles is a direct result of Earth's rotation? (5.8C) (a)  

• Day and night
• Moon phases
• Rainfall and evaporation
• Seasons

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