Science STAAR - Category 3 - Earth and Space

What is the pull of gravity on everything around us?

Water found below the surface is called _______________.

The ___________ contains gas and dust that may absorb starlight.

Water found on the surface is called __________.

The earth is tilted at an angle of ______________.

These are images that are taken from space. They are called ____________.

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate on its axis?

When the earth is tilted towards the sun, what season is the northern hemisphere experiencing?

How long does it take the moon to move through all of its phases?

How long will it take the Earth to revolve around the sun?

Alfred Wegener came up with ___________________.

Which plate boundary is responsible for most of the sea floor spreading?

This type of wave is used for sound?

When the earth is tilted toward the sun, what season is the southern hemisphere experiencing?

When the moon and the earth are at a 90 degree angle with the sun, what tide is it?

These type of waves are used to travel over long distances.

When the moon is in line with the sun and Earth, we have what type of tides?

An area of land that drains or runs off to a particular body of water is called ______.

This tool is used to identify type and location of land features.

Which boundary is responsible for volcanoes and subduction zones?

In the picture, what phase is the moon in the middle?

Does your mass change when you go to the moon?

A _________ is the distance that light will travel in a year.

Steve cannot jump very high because __________ pulls him back down.

Stars are classified by surface temperature, _______, and absolute magnitude.

Seasons are based on the _____________________.

Stars are made of what two gases?

A _____________ is a system of stars in space.

What boundary is the boundary responsible for earthquakes in California?

Does your weight change on the moon?