Science STAAR Category

What is the difference in elevation in meters between Point X and Point Y on the map?

A student stands at the point marked X on the topographic map below. What height in meters must the student climb in order to reach the top of the hill?

A river area is shown on the topographic map. Four riverbank areas are labeled on the map. Which two riverbanks are the steepest?

• W and X

• Y and Z

• X and Y

• W and Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

In the summer many people enjoy going to the beach. The photograph shows a beach in Argentina, which is located in the Southern Hemisphere. Which diagram shows the position of Earth when it is summer in Argentina?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

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

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

A Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is shown below. Based on this diagram, which type of stars would belong to spectral class M and have the highest luminosity?

• Main-sequence stars

• Giants

• White dwarfs

• Supergiants

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A mid-ocean ridge is located at the boundary of two tectonic plates. Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of a mid-ocean ridge?

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