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Create August 2026 Earth and Space Science Exam directory page (11 clusters, 32 MC + 18 CR)

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|[[Earth and Space Science|{{#far:compass}} Performance Expectations]]
|[[Earth and Space Science Questions|{{#far:circle-question}} Questions]]
|[[Earth and Space Science claims and evidence|{{#far:clipboard-list}} Claims and Evidence]]
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{| class="pe-ce-toggle"
|[[August 2026 Earth and Space Science Exam|Cluster View]]
|[[August 2026 Earth and Space Science Exam Questions by Difficulty|Table View]]
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The August 2026 Earth and Space Science exam is composed of 32 multiple choice and 18 constructed response questions organized into eleven question clusters. Data on the percentage of students answering correctly is not yet available.

'''<big>[[Questions:Cyclic Patterns|Cyclic Patterns]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Cyclic Patterns#q1|Question 1]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS1-7]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Cyclic Patterns#q2|Question 2]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS1-7]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Cyclic Patterns#q3|Question 3]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS1-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Cyclic Patterns#q4|Question 4]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS1-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:Chesapeake Bay Impact Event|Chesapeake Bay Impact Event]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Chesapeake Bay Impact Event#q1|Question 5]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS1-6]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Chesapeake Bay Impact Event#q2|Question 6]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS1-6]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Chesapeake Bay Impact Event#q3|Question 7]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Chesapeake Bay Impact Event#q4|Question 8]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS1-6]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Chesapeake Bay Impact Event#q5|Question 9]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:Canary Islands Hotspot|Canary Islands Hotspot]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Canary Islands Hotspot#q1|Question 10]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Canary Islands Hotspot#q2|Question 11]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Canary Islands Hotspot#q3|Question 12]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Canary Islands Hotspot#q4|Question 13]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-8]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Canary Islands Hotspot#q5|Question 14]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS3-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:Earth’s Oceans–A Climate Change Indicator|Earth’s Oceans–A Climate Change Indicator]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Earth’s Oceans–A Climate Change Indicator#q1|Question 15]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-5]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Earth’s Oceans–A Climate Change Indicator#q2|Question 16]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS3-6]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Earth’s Oceans–A Climate Change Indicator#q3|Question 17]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS3-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Earth’s Oceans–A Climate Change Indicator#q4|Question 18]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:Dams on the Colorado River|Dams on the Colorado River]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Dams on the Colorado River#q1|Question 19]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-5]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Dams on the Colorado River#q2|Question 20]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-5]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Dams on the Colorado River#q3|Question 21]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS3-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Dams on the Colorado River#q4|Question 22]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS3-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry|Carbon Emissions in Industry]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q1|Question 23]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q2|Question 24]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-6]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q3|Question 25]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS3-6]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q4|Question 26]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS3-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Carbon Emissions in Industry#q5|Question 27]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS3-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:The Aral Sea Region|The Aral Sea Region]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Aral Sea Region#q1|Question 28]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-7]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Aral Sea Region#q2|Question 29]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Aral Sea Region#q3|Question 30]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS3-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Aral Sea Region#q4|Question 31]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Aral Sea Region#q5|Question 32]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ETS1-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:The Gulf|The Gulf]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Gulf#q1|Question 33]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS3-6]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Gulf#q2|Question 34]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Gulf#q3|Question 35]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Gulf#q4|Question 36]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS3-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The Gulf#q5|Question 37]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-8]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:Full Supermoon Events in 2024|Full Supermoon Events in 2024]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Full Supermoon Events in 2024#q1|Question 38]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS1-7]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Full Supermoon Events in 2024#q2|Question 39]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS1-7]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Full Supermoon Events in 2024#q3|Question 40]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS1-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Full Supermoon Events in 2024#q4|Question 41]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS1-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’pai Volcano|Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’pai Volcano]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’pai Volcano#q1|Question 42]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’pai Volcano#q2|Question 43]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’pai Volcano#q3|Question 44]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-8]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’pai Volcano#q4|Question 45]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS3-5]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’pai Volcano#q5|Question 46]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ETS1-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe|Stars and Elements in the Universe]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe#q1|Question 47]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS1-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe#q2|Question 48]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS1-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe#q3|Question 49]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS1-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe#q4|Question 50]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS1-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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