8th grade Science STAAR Review: Catagory 3 Earth and Space

Question 1

Which od these observations of Vega is the most accurate?

Accepted Answer

Vega is blue & more bright than the sun, temp. is 10,000K

Question 2

Based on the diagram which stars woudl be a spectral class M and have the highest luminosity?

Accepted Answer

supergiants

Question 3

What season is the NORTHERN hemisphere experiencing at position 2?

Accepted Answer

spring

Question 4

If Earth lost its tilt which of the following would likely remain the same?

Accepted Answer

Earth's period of revolution

Question 5

After the full moon, which of these phases will be sudden observe next?

Accepted Answer

waning gibbous moon

Question 6

What season is it in the SOUTHERN hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Question 7

When the Northern hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, we will experience what season?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Question 8

How long does it take the Earth to have one revolution around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

365 days

Question 9

Without the Earth's tilt on its axis, there would be no....

Accepted Answer

seasons

Question 10

When does the Northern Hemisphere experience summer?

Accepted Answer

When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun

Question 11

What season is the SOUTHERN hemisphere experiencing at position 4?

Accepted Answer

Spring

Question 12

To revolve means to orbit around another object..

Accepted Answer

true

Question 13

Seasons are caused by the Earth rotating on its axis..

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

To revolve means to spin on an axis..

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

The Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees on its axis..

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

What season is it in the NORTHERN hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Winter

Question 17

A location recieves 13 hours of daylight. How many hours of night will follow?

Accepted Answer

11

Question 18

It takes the Earth how long to rotate on its axis?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Question 19

This folded mountain is this model form at which type of plate boundary?

Accepted Answer

convergent boundary

Question 20

Why does the the Earth get more energy from the sun than from all the other stars?

Accepted Answer

Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun

Questions 20