Texas Science STAAR

Most stars in the universe fit into one of the four areas on this Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. Which area of the diagram represents the white dwarfs?

• Star 1

• Star 2

• Star 3

• Star 4

The diagram below shows a model of the movement of two tectonic plates. When the plates collide, one plate often moves below the other plate. The rising magma that can result from this type of plate movement may produce —

• fossil layers

• volcanic islands

• deep-sea sediment

• seafloor spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Look at the picture abov. Beased on this picture, why do the North and South poles of the Earth have much longer periods of light and darkness than the rest of the planet?

• The poles are angled toward or away from the Sun because of Earth's revolution.

• The rotation of the Earth is fast enough to keep the poles lit all the time.

• The Moon is closest to the poles, so it keeps those areas colder and darker.

• The Sun can never reach the poles because of the way the Earth is tilted.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun —

• the South Pole is pointing directly at the Sun.

• it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

• it is night in the Northern Hemisphere.

• the Sun's rays do not strike the Northern Hemisphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A phase of the moon is shown. Which pair of diagrams shows the moon’s phase immediately before and immediately after this phase?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Some students used records from the U.S. Naval Observatory to make the table below of the percent of the moon that was visible on each night in January 2011.Based on these data, what part of the lunar cycle occurred between January 5 and January 7?

• Waxing crescent moon

• Waning crescent moon

• Full moon

• New moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The moon reflects different amounts of sunlight onto Earth at different times. This reflected sunlight is commonly called moonlight. The graph below shows the intensity of moonlight at different times in a lunar cycle. Which moon phase most likely occurs at the time in the cycle represented by an X on the graph?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A student must complete the column of the table that lists the dates of the full moons. What are the most likely dates of the full moons?

• February 5, March 7, April 5, May 4

• February 15, March 17, April 15, May 14

• February 25, March 27, April 25, May 24

• February 29, March 31, April 29, May 28

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The universe has many different components. Which list places four components of the universe in the most likely order from smallest to largest?

• Planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae

• Nebulae, stars, planets, galaxies

• Galaxies, stars, planets, nebulae

• Planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies

The map shows some of Earth’s plate tectonic boundaries. Based on the map, volcanic activity would most likely be found at —

• Location W

• Location X

• Location Y

• Location Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2