Quiz about Rapid Review STAAR Questions (Earth and Space)

Question 1

What are the main stages in a star's life?

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Birth, Life, Death

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Light, Heat, Explosion

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Moon, Planet, Sun

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Small, Medium, Large

Question 2

What diagram do scientists use to classify stars?

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H-R Diagram

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Life Cycle Chart

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Star Graph

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Color Spectrum

Question 3

What kind of galaxy is the Milky Way?

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Spiral

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Irregular

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Elliptical

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Circular

Question 4

What is redshift used to study?

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Universe expansion

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Star color

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Universe size

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Galaxy speed

Question 5

What energy source drives weather on Earth?

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Sun

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Moon

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Ocean

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Volcanoes

Question 6

What happens when air and water interact?

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Weather forms

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Nothing

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Earthquakes

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Wind stops

Question 7

What are global wind patterns?

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Predictable air movement

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Local breezes

Question 8

Where do hurricanes hit most in Texas?

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Gulf Coast

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North

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West

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Panhandle

Question 9

What helps form hurricanes?

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Warm ocean water

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Cold dry air

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Snow

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Gravity

Question 10

How do ocean currents affect weather?

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They regulate temperature

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They create deserts

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They cause earthquakes

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They stop rain

Question 11

What do fossil fuels release?

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Carbon dioxide

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Water

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Heat

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Oxygen

Question 12

What moves carbon between air, plants, and animals?

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Carbon cycle

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Water cycle

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Food web

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Rock cycle

Question 13

Name one human activity that adds greenhouse gases.

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Burning fossil fuels

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Planting trees

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Riding bicycles

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Using solar panels

Question 14

Our sun is currently in what star stage?

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Main Sequence

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Protostar

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Nebula

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Red Giant

Question 15

The continuous movement of the continents.

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plate tectonics

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geoscience

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rain

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wind

Question 16

Who came up with the theory of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener

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Harry Hess

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Albert Einstein

Question 17

Which boundary is most likely to build mountains?

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convergent

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divergent

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transform

Question 18

What type of boundary is also called a sliding boundary?

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transform

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convergent

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divergent

Question 19

Where is a rift valley formed?

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Diverging continental crust

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Converging continental crust

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Converging continental and oceanic crust

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Transform boundary

Question 20

Hess' theory that new seafloor is formed when magma is forced upward toward the surface at mid-ocean ridge

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seafloor spreading

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continental drift

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diverge

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Pangaea

Question 21

Where is pollution found on the earth?

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on land, in the air, and in the water

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only in the air

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only on the land

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only in the water

Question 22

How does deforestation affect levels of carbon in the atmosphere?

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Trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis. With fewer trees, more carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere.

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Trees remove oxygen from the atmosphere during photosynthesis. With fewer trees, more oxygen remains in the atmosphere.

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Deforestation removes the harmful chemicals from the environment that farmers use on crops.

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Deforestation adds more carbon dioxide to the air which is harmful for the environment.

Question 23

Which statement supports the use of fossil fuels?

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fossil fuels produce a large amount of energy

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fossil fuels are expensive

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fossil fuels are limited

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fossil fuels pollute the air when burned

Question 24

When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the as carbon dioxide.

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Atmosphere

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Water

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Sun

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Air

Question 25

How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

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decomposition and respiration

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respiration and photosynthesis

Question 26

Which of the following add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

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all of these

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volcanoes

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combustion of fossil fuels

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animal and plant respiration

Question 27

Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?

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fossil fuels

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water

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nutrients

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air

Question 28

What is the primary cause of ocean currents?

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Wind patterns

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Human activity

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Earthquakes

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Volcanic eruptions

Rapid Review STAAR Questions (Earth and Space)

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