Earth Science STAAR review

Water will undergo changes as it goes through stages in the water cycle. What is one change that water will undergo?

• Water vapor freezes and becomes liquid.

• Liquid water is heated by the sun and evaporates to gas.

• Water vapor is heated and becomes a gas.

• Liquid water is heated and becomes solid.

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Which statement best explains how the sun interacts with the water on earth?

• The sun condenses the water and becomes water vapor.

• The light energy evaporates the water and becomes water vapor.

• The heat energy evaporates the water and becomes a gaseous state.

• The sun evaporates the water and becomes solid state.

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The diagram shows parts of a process that occurred over time.

Which process does this diagram most likely represent

• The formation of a canyon

• The compaction of the land and sea

• The deposition of sediments creating a delta

• The erosion of a land

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Which statement correctly describe how a rapid landform is formed?

• A delta is formed at the mouth of a river when flowing water slows and deposits sediment.

• A river is formed when flowing water carves out the sides of a canyon.

• A u-shape valley is formed when glaciers slowly move across the landscapes.

• A new layer of land was formed when lava from a volcano harden to rock.

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The Grand Canyon is more than 400 km long and in some places almost 2 km deep. Which model best represents the main process that formed the Grand Canyon?

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Which of these environments could form oil if the area is buried for a long time?

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Which statement correctly describes climate?

• The high temperature for Wednesday was 35 degrees.

• Hail can in form in a thunderstorm.

• The average temperature recorded within 30 years was in the rainforest was 25 degrees Celsius.

• Tomorrow's forecast will be be sunny.

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The moon, the sun, and Earth have different physical characteristics. Which of these best describes a physical characteristic of the Earth?

• It solid and has very little atmosphere.

• It rotates on its axis every 24hours

• It is mostly made of hydrogen and helium

• It is smaller and has less gravity than sun or the moon.

The sun rises at 7:00 A.M. on this day. Which diagram best shows the shadow of the tree at 3:00 P.M.?

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Which energy resources are renewable?

• Resources 1, 3 and 4

• Resources 2 and 6

• Resources 1, 2, 3 and 4

• Resources 3, 4, and 5