Science STAAR Review 1

Front

What process creates the sediments that form sedimentary rock?

Back

Wind, water, and ice breaking rock into smaller pieces

Front

What must happen to plants after they die to become fossil fuels?

Back

buried deep underground.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Front

How are small particles of broken down rock formed into sedimentary rock when buried?

Back

Compressed and cemented together.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Front

In a model demonstrating what causes day and night on Earth, a softball is placed on a table in a dark room with a flashlight shining on it. What most likely represents the Sun?

Back

The flashlight

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Front

What is best explained by Earth's daily rotation on its axis?

• The change in the appearance of the Moon during the month
• The difference in seasonal temperatures during the year
• The apparent motion of the Sun through the sky
• The movement of water through the water cycle

Back

The apparent motion of the Sun through the sky

Front

How long does it take Earth to rotate on its axis once?

Back

24 hours

Front

What causes the characteristics of sand dunes, such as a long side with a gentle slope and a short side with a steep slope, and their movement over time?

Back

Wind shapes and moves the sand dunes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

Students modeled water erosion on a salt brick. Which real-world landform does this represent? Options: A delta created by stream deposits, A canyon carved by a river, A mountain built by folding rock layers, A lake filling up with glacial meltwater.

Back

A canyon carved by a river

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

Which landform is NOT the result of moving wind, water, or ice? Options: a canyon, a sand dune, a delta, a mountain.

Back

a mountain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What characteristic of a region can studying fossils best provide evidence for?

Back

The type of environment long ago

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3