Space - STAAR released items (Planets, Day/Night, Shadows)

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

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Neptune

(2016) 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?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

(2014) 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?

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of these planets is farthest from the earth?

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

(2013) The graph 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.?

Hint: Look at the graph. The point 8 am says the shadow is long (almost 2 meters). At 10 am it is shorter (less than 1 meter). At noon the shadow is very short. At 2 pm the shadow is starting to get longer again.

• The length of the shadow will stay the same from 2 pm to 4 pm.

• The length of the shadow will increase from 2 pm to 4 pm..

• The length of the shadow will decrease and then increase from 2 pm to 4 pm..

• The length of the shadow will decrease from 2 pm to 4 pm..

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) 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

• Student 2 only

• Students 2 and 4 only

• Student 1 and 3 only

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

(2017) A student builds a model of the solar system that includes a sphere representing Earth. The sphere turns in a full circle on its axis.

By using a model of Earth that spins on its axis, the student can best demonstrate -

• the cycle of the four seasons

• the aging of a star

• the passing of a year

• the cycle of day and night

(2016) A student draws a model showing the movements of Earth, the moon, and the sun. Which arrow shows the movement that causes day and night?

• Arrow 1, because it shows the rotation of the sun

• Arrow 2, because it shows the orbit of Earth around the sun

• Arrow 3, because it shows the orbit of the moon around Earth

• Arrow 4, because it shows the rotation of Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1