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