Earth Science STAAR

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+7
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The satellite photograph shows geological features, including a glacier.
As the glacier melts, water travels toward the ocean along the geological feature labeled X. When water erodes soil along this feature, the feature will most likely become —
straight
dry
shorter
wider
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which answer choice best explains the change from daytime to nighttime on Earth?
The sun stops sending light to Earth at night.
Earth moves farther away from the sun at night.
The tilt of Earth causes less light to reach Earth at night.
Earth rotates and causes different parts of Earth to experience night.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This picture shows scratches in bedrock that were caused by a moving glacier. These scratches are called glacial striations.
Glacial striations in the bedrock of South Africa indicate that glaciers once moved across the African continent. The presence of glaciers on the surface of Africa is evidence that —
the tectonic plate under Africa was closer to the South Pole at one time
the equator was not always where it is currently located
volcanoes did not exist until after faults occurred in Earth’s crust
the location of the North Pole and the South Pole changed
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Ocean currents affect weather patterns by —
regulating when tides occur in coastal areas
trapping heat at the equator to regulate the global climate
distributing heat from the uneven absorption of solar energy
increasing the rate of evaporation to transport water to areas experiencing droughts
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of rock is formed from cooling lava?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Mineral
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
the study of the interactions of organisms and their surroundings
Environmental Science
geology
meteorology
oceanography
astronomy
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The diagram shows Earth in its orbit around the sun when very little light is visible at Earth’s South Pole. Which statement is true when Earth is in the position shown?
It is August in the Northern Hemisphere. It is April in the Southern Hemisphere.
It is summer in the Northern Hemisphere. It is winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
The number of hours of daylight is greater in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere.
Spring begins earlier in the year in the Southern Hemisphere than it does in the Northern Hemisphere.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
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