Earth and Space STAAR Review

Rotation means

• an imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet

• turning or spinning on an axis

• action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path

• path an object takes

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The action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path

• orbit

• axis

• revolution

• rotation

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An imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet

• orbit

• axis

• equator

• temperature

The conditions of the atmosphere at a particular time and place

• climate

• weather

• atmosphere

• water cycle

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The weather conditions in a particular place over a long period of time

• weather

• water cycle

• temperature

• climate

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What causes the day and night cycle on Earth?

• Rotation of the Sun
• Revolution of the Earth
• Gravitational pull from the moon
• Rotation of the Earth

Using the weather map shown, which city has most likely seen an increase in temperature?

• Houston

• Oklahoma City

• Boston

• Los Angeles

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As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing

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What force keeps the Moon in its orbit around Earth?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Electricity

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Earth Orbits the sun, yet the sun appears to move across Earth’s sky, rising in the east and setting in the west.  What cause this apparent movement in the sun?

• Earth’s rotation around the sun approximately every year.
• Earth’s revolution around the sun approximately every year.
• Earth’s revolution on its axis approximately every 24 hours.
• Earth’s rotation on its axis approximately every 24 hours.

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