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Earth Science STAAR Review - 2022

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This symbol represents a cold front, what kind of weather conditions would you expect to be associated with a cold front

a)

strong winds, thunder storms then cooler weather.

b)

slow moving warm air

c)

rain storms that do not move

d)

thunder storms then warmer air

2.

Starting at point Y you climb two more lines up. What would your elevation be?

a)

1620 m

b)

1240 m

c)

1280 m

d)

1300 m

3.

A transform boundary creates -

a)

mountains

b)

earthquakes

c)

volcanos

d)

new land

4.
Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?
a)
In the middle of plates
b)
In the oceans
c)
Along plate boundaries
d)
Anywhere on the Earth
5.

A fracture in Earth where movement has occurred

a)

rift valley

b)

fault

c)

volcano

6.

Place where sea floor is forced down into the mantle

a)

trench

b)

fault

c)

continental drift

7.

An underwater mountain range

a)

Appalachian

b)

Glacial deposits

c)

Mid-ocean ridge

8.

The transfer of heat in the form of waves -

a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
conduction
d)
combustion
9.

Which transfer of energy occurs as the movement of heat through a gas/liquid? 

a)

radiation

b)

conduction 

c)

convection

d)

thermal energy

10.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
11.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
12.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
13.
What type of plate boundary creates deep ocean trenches? 
a)
Convergent: continent to continent
b)
Convergent: ocean to continent 
c)
Divergent: ocean and ocean
d)
Divergent: land and land
14.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
15.

Land made of sediment called deltas form at the end of rivers - created by dropping of sediment.

a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
16.
A stream widens into a river over time as the sides get worn away
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
17.
Removing Sediment from a location
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
18.

Which of the following will NOT help a cyclone form and build?

a)

warm water

b)

cold air and cold water

c)

warm air

d)

low pressure

19.

What causes global convection currents?

a)

warm water at the equator

b)

greenhouse gases

c)

global winds

d)

uneven heating of the Earth's surface

20.

What city will experience decreasing temperatures in the next day?

a)

Denver

b)

El Paso

c)

Memphis

d)

Los Angeles

21.

What city is most likely going to see temperatures rise?

a)

San Jose

b)

El Paso

c)

Jacksonville

d)

Chicago

22.

What type of weather does a high pressure system bring to an area?

a)

happy, sunny clear weather

b)

lousy, cold, rainy weather

c)

fog, lots of fog

d)

lightning

23.

What type of weather does a Low Pressure system bring?

a)

happy, sunny clear weather

b)

lousy, cold, rainy weather

c)

lightning

d)

rainbows and unicorns

24.

This symbol represents a warm front. What kind of weather conditions would you expect to be associated with a warm front?

a)

strong winds, thunder storms then cooler weather.

b)

slow moving warm air bringing rain

c)

drizzly rain for many days that do not move

d)

dry weather, then warmer air

25.
What kind of breeze is this & what time of day/night would it form?
a)
Land breeze - daytime
b)
Land breeze - nighttime
c)
Sea breeze - daytime
d)
Sea breeze - nighttime
26.
Which statement correctly defines wind?
a)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
b)
Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
c)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
d)
Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.
27.
What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?
a)
Land breeze - daytime
b)
Land breeze - nighttime
c)
Sea breeze - daytime
d)
Sea breeze - nighttime
28.

Land heats up and cools-off _______ while water heats up and cools-off ________?

a)

slowly, faster

b)

fast, slower

c)

only at night, only during the day

d)

to match the temperature of the air, every day

29.

The Appalachian Mountains in the U.S. match up with a similar mountain ranges in northern Europe. Scientists have also found that the rocks are chemically the same. The discovery provides evidence of -

a)

sea shore erosion

b)

plate tectonics

c)

glacial melting

d)

This evidence does not support the theory of continental drift.

30.

Define what is meant by Contour Lines

a)

Lines on a maps

b)

Lines on maps that connect places with the same altitude or height above sea level.

c)

Lines known as the contour intervals

31.

The contour interval

a)

20m

b)

60m

c)

10m

d)

5m

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