STAAR Category 3 Science

Quiz
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+9
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which diagram models a hypothetical situation in which every location on Earth would have 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness per day?
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Use this model of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram to answer 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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 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 Hertzburg-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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 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
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Pulsars are dense, rotating stars that emit strong electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength around 6 mm. Using the chart below, what type of telescope would be best suited for observing pulsars?
radio telescopes
infrared telescopes
optical telescopes
ultraviolet telescopes
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Using the chart in Question 1, 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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 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
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