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WorksheetsSTAAR review Earth and Space
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
The folded mountains in this model form at which type of plate boundary?
a)
transform boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
subduction boundary
d)
convergent boundary
2.
What is one condition that is necessary for a hurricane to form?
a)
Warm ocean water
b)
A strong cold front
c)
Cold ocean water
d)
A strong warm front
3.
**
a)
peninsula
b)
volcano
c)
delta
d)
plateau
4.
**
a)
the mass of a the plates
b)
the weight of the plates
c)
unbalanced force
d)
gravitational force
5.
A student keeps a record of the phases of the moon for one month. On the first night of the student’s observations, the full moon is visible in the sky. After the full moon, which of these phases will the student observe next?
a)
waxing crescent moon
b)
waxing gibbous moon
c)
waning crescent moon
d)
waning gibbous moon
6.
**
a)
Barnard’s Star is less bright than the sun, has a surface temperature below 3,800 K, and is red.
b)
Barnard’s Star is less bright than the sun, has a surface temperature above 3,800 K, and is red.
c)
Barnard’s Star is brighter than the sun, has a surface temperature below 5,300 K, and is yellow.
d)
Barnard’s Star is brighter than the sun, has a surface temperature above 5,300 K, and is yellow
7.
**
a)
no longer tilted on its axis
b)
stopped rotating on its axis
c)
took an additional month to orbit the sun
d)
revolved around the sun in the opposite direction
8.
Using the weather map shown, which city has most likely seen an increase in temperature?
a)
Houston
b)
Oklahoma City
c)
Boston
d)
Los Angeles
9.
lines on a map that connect areas of the same elevation
a)
longitude lines
b)
latitude lines
c)
contour lines
d)
contour interval
10.
a slightly oval shaped galaxy
a)
elliptical
b)
milky way
c)
irregular
d)
spiral
11.
when the tilt of the Earth causes the longest and shortest days of the year
a)
solstice
b)
equinox
12.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
13.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the waning crescent phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
14.
Why is the light from distant galaxies red-shifted?
a)
They produce more red light than nearby galaxies
b)
They are moving away from us
c)
The longer wavelengths are filtered out more by dust
d)
They are moving toward us
15.
Process that forms new oceanic crust and moves it.
a)
seafloor spreading
b)
convergent plate
c)
divergent plate
d)
mid-ocean ridge
16.
What is the highest tide?
a)
High Tide
b)
Low Tide
c)
Spring Tide
d)
Neap Tide
17.
All stars begin as a __________?
a)
giant
b)
black hole
c)
white dwarf
d)
nebula
18.
Very hot stars are what color?
a)
Blue
b)
Yellow
c)
Red
d)
Orange
19.
In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts
a)
along the edges of all the continents
b)
along mid ocean ridges
c)
in deep ocean trenches
d)
at the north and south poles
20.
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?
What height in meters must the student climb in order to reach the top of the hill?
a)
245 m
b)
253 m
c)
236 m
d)
260 m
21.
What plate boundary feature is also shown?
a)
A ridge formed by an inactive convergent boundary
b)
A valley forming at an active divergent boundary
c)
A fault forming at an active transform boundary
d)
A volcano formed by an active transform boundary
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