Earth and space (Cat.3) STAAR Review

Question 1

What would you look for in a series of topographic maps to determine that erosion has occurred.

Accepted Answer

the widening of the spaces between the contour lines

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the days and nights shown in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

The south is experiencing days that have longer nights

Question 3

Time it takes for the moon to revolve around the Earth

Accepted Answer

about a month

Question 4

Which diagram best represents the convection currents that created the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 5

Which diagram represents a Neap Tide?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 6

Moon phase at position 1

Accepted Answer

New Moon

Question 7

What does the illustration on the right panel show?

Accepted Answer

a land breeze

Question 8

In the model, which hemisphere of Earth is experiencing summer?

Accepted Answer

North

Question 9

What type of weather will an area of high pressure experience?

Accepted Answer

dry and clear

Question 10

What information do contour lines provide?

Accepted Answer

elevation

Question 11

Which is the best place to build a mill so the Village will not have polluted water from mill

Accepted Answer

Location D

Question 12

What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing in position A?

Accepted Answer

Winter

Question 13

Which word best describes the changes in the moon's appearance during the sequence above?

Accepted Answer

Waning

Question 14

Which direction would this type of front be moving?

Accepted Answer

Not moving

Question 15

Moon Phase in position 4

Accepted Answer

Last Quarter

Question 16

Which type of boundary creates faults?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 17

What part of the EM spectrum can be observed with the unaided eye?

Accepted Answer

Visible light

Question 18

Stavanger, Norway, has a warmer climate than the rest of Norway. What could cause this?

Accepted Answer

The Gulf Stream current carries warm water to Stavanger area

Question 19

Sept 13, 2013, Hurricane Ike struck the Texas Coast what can be seen from before and after pics

Accepted Answer

the change in land forms due to erosion caused by storm

Question 20

Moon Phase between 3 & 4

Accepted Answer

Waning Gibbous

Question 21

What would be the most likely source of pollution in location X?

Accepted Answer

Factory A

Question 22

What is the name of the process that causes the events shown in the illustration panel?

Accepted Answer

convection

Question 23

What does a grouping of close contour lines indicate?

Accepted Answer

a steep slope

Question 24

Why should dumping be limited in recharge zones?

Accepted Answer

liquid waste may directly enter the groundwater

Question 25

What provides the energy that drives convection within the ocean and atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

sun

Question 26

What does the illustration on the left panel show?

Accepted Answer

a sea breeze

Question 27

Which location on the map is experiencing cool temperatures and clear skies?

Accepted Answer

Location D

Question 28

When Earth reaches position T in the model, which season will Texas experience?

Accepted Answer

Spring

Question 29

What type of boundary is illustrated?

Accepted Answer

transform

Question 30

A warm, moist air mass develops at which location?

Accepted Answer

D

Question 31

What is the name of the phase of the moon in this picture?

Accepted Answer

Quarter Moon

Question 32

Proxima Centauri is 4.2 light year away. How long has the light been traveling to reach us?

Accepted Answer

4.2 years

Question 33

Which of the following would astronomers most likely measure in light-years?

Accepted Answer

distance between stars

Question 34

Which diagram best represents the next phase that will occur in the sequence?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 35

What type of galaxy____

Accepted Answer

elliptical

Question 36

The ocean plays an important role in the formation of storm systems such as hurricanes because

Accepted Answer

the warm waters provide the energy that drives storms

Question 37

Which feature is formed by the separation of the North American and Eurasian Tectonic plates.

Accepted Answer

Rift Valley

Question 38

Which boundary creates Mountains?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 39

Which of these show the position of the Sun, Moon and Earth when a full moon phases occurs

Accepted Answer

C

Question 40

Which moon locations represent a spring tides?

Accepted Answer

X and Z

Question 41

Which of the following best describes the weather conditions at Location B?

Accepted Answer

cloudy

Question 42

What does the HR diagram tell us about the star, Betelgeuse?

Accepted Answer

it has low surface temperature and high luminosity

Question 43

What is the name of the phase of the moon in this picture?

Accepted Answer

Gibbous

Question 44

What is the effect of the North receiving the direct rays of Sun?

Accepted Answer

The north is having summer

Question 45

Which type of boundary creates ocean trenches?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 46

A cold moist area develops over which location?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 47

What type of boundary is illustrated?

Accepted Answer

divergent

Question 48

In the main sequence, what is the relationship between a star's temperature and luminosity?

Accepted Answer

As the temperature increases, the luminosity increases.

Question 49

Approximately how long does it take for the Moon to go from new moon to full moon?

Accepted Answer

about 2 weeks

Question 50

Where could pollution from human activity enter the unconfined aquifer in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

from the recharge zone not shown in the diagram

Question 51

The major characteristic that determines the life cycle of a star is-

Accepted Answer

The mass of the star

Question 52

What type of boundary is illustrated?

Accepted Answer

convergent

Question 53

What type of boundary creates a Rift Valley.

Accepted Answer

C

Question 54

What type of front?

Accepted Answer

Warm front

Question 55

Which location best represents the location of the sun in our Milky way galaxy?

Accepted Answer

W

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