Topic: 3.7-3.8 Earth and Space
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 3
Science (2010)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1One of the brightest objects in the night sky is a planet that is closer to the sun than Earth is. What is the name of this planet?SaturnJupiterMarsVenus60s3.8.D: Earth and Space
- Q2A scientist was studying a type of event that occurred on Earth in various places within a 30-day period. The circles indicate where the events happened. The events being studied involved rapid changes to Earth’s surface at the locations shown on the map. What type of event do the circles on the map most likely represent?Floods, because heavy rains can make riverbeds deeper and create deltasLandslides, because they are all located along ocean coastlinesVolcanoes, because they occur only near the equatorEarthquakes, because they occur on land and on the ocean floor60s3.7.B: Earth and Space
- Q3Which list best describes a landslide?#texas/6a0be140-79cc-4d4d-be78-d21294c97763/B.png#texas/6a0be140-79cc-4d4d-be78-d21294c97763/D.png#texas/6a0be140-79cc-4d4d-be78-d21294c97763/A.png#texas/6a0be140-79cc-4d4d-be78-d21294c97763/C.png60s3.7.B: Earth and Space
- Q4Asteroids are large bodies of rock that are too small to be planets. An asteroid belt has many asteroids. The diagram shows the asteroid belt located between Mars and the first outer planet.Which outer planet is closest to this asteroid belt?SaturnJupiterUranusNeptune60s3.8.D: Earth and Space
- Q5A student records the following information about a planet. Which planet is the student studying?UranusMarsSaturnJupiter60s3.8.D: Earth and Space
