5th Grade Science STAAR Practice 3

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__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

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Renewable Energy Resource

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__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

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Nonrenewable Energy Resource

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A type of energy that uses heat that is stored inside the earth is

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geothermal energy

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A problem with geothermal energy is that it

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is available only in certain locations

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What is coal made of? Options: decomposed animal and plant remains, water, electricity, all of the above

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decomposed animal and plant remains

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This power plant produces electricity by getting heat from a hot spring. It is most likely using -

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geothermal energy

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As water flows through a dam, a generator is turned and creates enough electricity for thousands of homes. This describes...

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hydroelectric energy

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Where can the oldest layer be found? Options: The top layer, The middle layer, They are all the same age, The bottom layer

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The bottom layer

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In what kind of rock can fossils be found? Options: Sedimentary Rocks, Igneous Rocks, Metamorphic Rocks, Granite

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Sedimentary Rocks

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Which characteristic of sedimentary rock does this model best show? Some students made a model to show one of the first steps in the formation of sedimentary rock.  The students pour 2 cm of light-colored sand into a clear plastic box.  Then they add 1 cm of gravel.  Finally, they pour 2 cm of dark-colored sand on top of the gravel.

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Sedimentary rock is made of layers.