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8th grade science STAAR Review Earth Systems
8th grade science STAAR Review Earth Systems
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Objective 3: Earth and Space Systems - 8th grade STAAR Review for Science
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1
______ refers to the state of the atmosphere of a specific time and place.
weather
climate
dew point
humidity
2
True or False: Conduction is thermal energy transfer through contact.
False
True
3
What does a grouping of close contour lines indicate?
The location of water
A railroad
A steep slope
A meadow
4
What causes tectonic plates to move?
magnetism on the seafloor
dancing
convection in the mantle
earthquakes in the crust
5
In a divergent plate boundary what happens?
two plates slide past each other, makes an earthquake
oceanic plate - continental plate collide, trench is formed
two continental plates collide, making mountains
two plates separate, magma rises
6
______ is the transfer of heat by the flow of heated material.
absorption
conduction
convection
radiation
7
What evidence does the diagram below show to support the Theory of Continental Drift?
Connected continents evidence
Fossil evidence
Sea floor spreading between South America and Africa
Migration path evidence
8
Crust is neither destroyed nor created along a(n) ________ plate boundary.
divergent
convergent
transform
9
Which situation does
NOT
occur at a convergent plate boundary?
crust is subducted
mountains form
volcanoes form
crust forms
10
What happens at a transform plate boundary?
nothing
plates slide past each other
plates move away from each other
plates move toward each other
11
What are tectonic plates (lithosphere)?
slabs of crust and the rigid upper mantle
slabs of oceanic crust
slabs of upper mantle
slabs of continental crust
12
_____is the amount of water vapor needed for the air to be saturated at a specific temperature.
relative humidity
none of these
humidity
dew point
13
What is the term for any form of water that falls from the clouds?
evaporation
condensation
transpiration
precipitation
14
What is this a picture of?
milky way solar system
black hole life cycle
Trappist 1 solar system
star life cycle
15
Volcanoes form along___boundaries as 1 tectonic plate descends into the mantle and melts a tad.
transform
convergent
divergent
16
The folded mountains in this model form at which type of plate boundary?
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Subduction boundary
Transform boundary
17
A star that is extremely bright, but has a low temperature is in which group on the Diagram?
Main sequence
Giants
White dwarfs
Super Giants
18
When the boundary between 2 air masses stalls, the front is called_____.
cold
occluded
warm
stationary
19
The ______________ is caused by Earth's rotation.
trade winds
jet stream
doldrums
Coriolis Effect
20
Air moving in a specific direction is called_______.
wind
a cold front
a warm front
air pressure
21
_____ is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
conduction
condensation
convection
radiation
22
A _______ forecasts the weather using data collected from many sources.
meteorologist
geologist
hydrologist
biologist
23
Lines that connect points of equal pressure are called _____.
isotherm
station model
satellite map
isobars
24
Steady winds between the equator and the 30
o
latitude north or south are called_____.
doldrums
easterlies
trade winds
jet streams
25
Oceanic plates are pushed down into the upper mantle in____.
subduction zones
strike-slip faults
divergent boundaries
convection currents
26
The amount of water vapor in presently in the air is called______.
relative humidity
humidity
dew point
all of these
27
_____ is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere.
none of these
water vapor
nitrogen
oxygen
28
Hurricanes form over_____.
grasslands
tropical oceans
temperate zones
mountain ranges near the coasts
29
Prevailing winds in Antarctica are called___________.
polar easterlies
trade winds
prevailing westerlies
equatorial northerlies
30
What is the highest elevation on the map?
840
750
700
800
