5th Grade Science STAAR

Front

Why would the student's father ask him to use a wooden spoon to stir the soup as it heated?

Back

The wooden spoon is a good insulator of thermal energy.

Front

What source of energy is used to power a solar-powered calculator?

Back

Light Energy

Front

The arrows in the diagrams below represent light. Which diagram best shows how a glass mirror would reflect light?

Back

Front

Effect of solar energy absorbed by water in the ocean?

Back

The water changes state from liquid to gas

Front

If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and perception, they are referring to an area's--

Back

weather

Front

Monitoring and tracking rainfall over a long period gives the most accurate information about--

Back

climate

Front

What is one difference between weather and climate?

Back

Climate describes long-term conditions over an entire region, but weather does not.

Front

Which event best describes an example of evaporation?

Back

Solar energy heats water at the ocean's surface.

Front

In the water cycle, the Sun's energy is directly responsible for causing the process at location---
Options: A, B, C, D

Back

A

Front

What process is represented by letter B?

Back

Condensation, because water is changing states to form clouds