5th Grade Science STAAR Review

Front

Which of these best demonstrates the reflection of light? Options: Looking through a glass window, Looking at a glowing lightbulb, Looking at a star on a clear night, Looking at your image on a silver spoon

Back

Looking at your image on a silver spoon

Front

Which of these cycles is a direct result of Earth's rotation? Options: Day and Night, Moon phases, Rainfall and evaporation, Seasons

Back

Day and Night

Front

What type of energy is used to make turbines spin in dams where moving water flows through them?

Back

Mechanical energy

Front

The food web represents organisms in a field. What role do raccoons play in this food web?

Back

Consumer

Front

At which stage in the life cycle of a plant are seeds produced? Young plant, Sprouting seed, Seedling, Mature plant

Back

Mature plant

Front

Which planet comes before Uranus?

Back

Saturn

Front

Which of the following events in the water cycle is an example of solar energy being absorbed? Water vapor condensing into clouds, Water evaporating from ocean surface, Rain freezing as it falls toward the ground, Clouds releasing precipitation

Back

Water evaporating from ocean surface

Front

The diagram shows a series circuit with three lit bulbs.  How many bulbs will remain lit if the wire is cut at the point shown by the arrow?

Back

0

Front

In which other situation does light bend? Options: When light moves through air into water, When light hits a wall, When light passes through outer space, When light hits a mirror

Back

When light moves through air into water

Front

Which of the following prairie food chains is in the correct order? Eagles, prairie dogs, coyotes; Wildflowers, badgers, grasshoppers; Sparrows, seeds, insects; Grasses, prairie dogs, badgers

Back

Grasses, prairie dogs, badgers