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WorksheetsEarth Science STAAR review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
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Class
Date
1.
The features of two groups of natural resources are listed here. • Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable resources because of which feature?
a)
where they come from
b)
how they are produced
c)
how long they take to form
d)
how useful they are
2.
What is the process and agent that forms sand dunes?
a)
deposition by water
b)
weathering, erosion by water
c)
deposition by wind
d)
weathering, erosion by glacier
3.
What's the process and agent for the formation of a canyon?
a)
deposition by river water
b)
weathering, erosion by river water
c)
deposition by wind
d)
weathering, erosion by glacier
4.
What's the process and agent involved with the formation of a delta?
a)
deposition by glacier
b)
deposition by wind
c)
deposition by river wter
d)
deposition by ice
5.
Which of these is not an example of deposition?
a)
river dropping sediments to form a delta
b)
wind dropping sand to form sand dunes
c)
receding glacier leaving a hill of sediment called a moraine
d)
ice expanding and breaking a rock into smaller pieces
6.
Which statement is true about the sedimentary rock layers?
a)
The top layer is the oldest.
b)
The area was a desert first then became an ocean
c)
The area was an ocean first then became a forest
d)
The bottom layer is the youngest
7.
Fossils are found in what type of rock?
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
d)
Metamorphosis
8.
Day and night on Earth is caused by-
a)
Earth revolving around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
Moon revolving around Earth
d)
Moon revolving around the sun
9.
Which of the following occurs on a daily basis?
a)
Earth revolves around the sun one time
b)
Moon rotates once on its axis
c)
Earth rotates once on its axis
d)
The moon revolves around Earth one time
10.
How many hours does it take Earth to rotate one time?
a)
365 days
b)
1 day
c)
28 days
d)
7 days
11.
Which of the following is an examples of climate?
a)
Today it is hot and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona
b)
Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan
c)
Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, TX
d)
Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, AK
12.
Weather and climate are different. Which of the following is a description of weather data?
a)
The Sahara desert gets very little rainfall.
b)
The average daytime high in the Amazon is 25 degrees C.
c)
It rained 2 inches in Miami, FL on May 5th.
13.
Before the front passed through Houston, the temperature was 14 ⁰C. Which temperature is a reasonable prediction after the front has passed?
a)
26 ⁰C
b)
14 ⁰C
c)
8 ⁰C
d)
16 ⁰C
14.
Which of the following is a characteristic of both the Earth and Moon?
a)
Atmosphere contains oxygen.
b)
Rocky surface covered with landforms
c)
Flowing water and erupting volcanos
d)
Fossils and fossil fuels under the surface
15.
The sun and Earth share some similarities, including their-
a)
size
b)
shape
c)
temperature
d)
landforms
16.
Which is true about the formation of a U-shaped valley?
a)
A glacier weathers and erodes the surface of the land
b)
Wind erodes the surface of the land
c)
A river deposits sediment where it meets the ocean
d)
Wind deposits sediments
17.
Which 2 planets are closest to the sun?
a)
Mars and Earth
b)
Neptune and Uranus
c)
Mercury and Venus
d)
Jupiter and Mars
18.
What conditions in an ancient environment would make it suitable to the formation of fossil fuels?
a)
Movement of surface water.
b)
Frequent volcanic eruptions.
c)
Extreme high and low daily temperatures.
d)
Ancient organisms that are buried beneath layers of sediment.
19.
The formation of fossil fuels is a process that takes millions of years and starts with energy from the Sun. The Sun contributes to the formation of fossil fuels by –
a)
heating up Earth's core.
b)
generating wind.
c)
giving energy to living things that become fossil fuels.
d)
giving off heat and causing seasons.
20.
What characteristic do Earth and Moon share that makes them different from the sun?
a)
Sphere shape
b)
rotate on an axis
c)
Rocks and landforms
d)
a planet
21.
All of these are true about the diagram EXCEPT-
a)
Seasons are caused by Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun
b)
The season shown in the northern hemisphere is winter
c)
The season shown for the southern hemisphere is summer
d)
Seasons on Earth are caused by rotation
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