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Category 3: Review STAAR Earth & Space (Solar System & Universe)
Category 3: Review STAAR Earth & Space (Solar System & Universe)
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Review to help with earth and space portion of STAAR.
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The spiral galaxy our solar system is located in.
The Milky Way
The Crab Nebula
The Magellanic Cloud
The Andromeda Galaxy
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The extremely violent end (death ) of a high-mass star
Supernova
Black Hole
Nebula
Planetary Nebula
3
All of space and all the matter in it.
Universe
Solar System
Star
Galaxy
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Galaxies without a definable shape , young stars and lots of dust and gas
Irregular galaxies
Spiral galaxies
Elliptical galaxies
Halo galaxies
5
Graph that shows the relationship between a star's luminosity and surface temperature.
H-R Diagram
Astrological Calendar
Star Chart
Line Graph
6
The amount of Earth's tilt on its axis.
23.5 degrees
90 degrees
32.5 degrees
45 degrees
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The cosmological theory that the universe began ~20 billion years ago in a violent explosion.
The Theory to Plate Tectonics
String Theory
The Big Bang Theory
Theory of Evolution
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The approximate length of the Lunar cycle.
365.25 days
1 light year
1 month
1 week
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Oval galaxies with old aged stars and little/ no gas and dust
Irregular galaxies
Elliptical galaxies
Halo galaxies
Spiral galaxies
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Medium-massed stars (like our Sun) can release this at the end of their red giant stage.
Black Hole
Nebula
Supernova
Planetary Nebula
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Disc-shaped galaxies that have curved arms and middle aged stars
Spiral galaxies
Halo galaxies
Irregular galaxies
Elliptical galaxies
12
Spin of Earth on its axis is called this.
Orbit
Tilt
Rotation
Revolution
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Type of tide that occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth form a 90 degree angle.
High tide
Low tide
Neap tide
Spring tide
14
A luminous ball of gas which is undergoing nuclear fusion and is held together by gravity.
Globular Cluster
Comet
Nebula
Star
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Waves with the shortest wavelengths and high frequency
Ultraviolet Rays
Radio Waves
Gamma Rays
Microwaves
16
Word describing when the sunlit part of the moon is seems to be growing smaller.
Waxing
Crescent
Waning
Gibbous
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The entire range of electromagnetic waves.
Emission Spectrum
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Spectrograph
Absorption Spectrum
18
Phase (shape) of the moon that occurs when more than half the moon seems to be lit by the Sun.
Waxing
Waning
Gibbous
Crescent
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Type of tide that occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in a straight line.
Spring tide
Neap tide
Low tide
High tide
20
Phase that occurs when the entire sunlit side of the Moon can be seen from Earth.
Full moon
New moon
Solar eclipse
Lunar eclipse
21
The cause of Earth's seasons.
Revolution & Tilt
Rotation & Revolution
Rotation & Tilt
Revolution & Speed
22
Orbit of Earth around the Sun is called this.
Rotation
Orbit
Tilt
Revolution
23
Stars begin in this large cloud of gas and dust.
Supernova
Planetary Nebula
Black Hole
Nebula
24
The gravitational pull of the moon causes __________ .
Tides
Global winds
Earth's rotation
Eclipses
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Word describing when the sunlit part of the moon is seems to be growing larger.
Gibbous
Waxing
Crescent
Waning
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Phase that occurs when the entire sunlit side of the Moon faces away from Earth.
Full moon
Lunar eclipse
Solar eclipse
New moon
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The distance light can travel in one year.
<p>Kilometer</p>
Light year
Parsec
Astronomical Unit
28
Type of tide that occurs when the water reaches its highest level.
Low tide
High tide
Spring tide
Neap tide
29
Waves with the longest wavelengths and low frequency
Radio Waves
Gamma Rays
Microwaves
Ultraviolet Rays
30
Phase (shape) of the moon that occurs when less than half the moon seems to be lit by the Sun.
Crescent
Waning
Gibbous
Waxing
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The distance between the Earth and the Sun.
Kilometer
Parsec
Astronomical Unit
Light year
