Search Header Logo

STAAR Review #4

Other Sciences

8th Grade

Used 30+ times

STAAR Review #4
AI

AI Actions

Add similar questions

Adjust reading levels

Convert to real-world scenario

Translate activity

More...

    Content View

    Student View

8 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

During a science experiment, a student dropped a metal ball from a height of 150 m. The graph shows the distance the metal ball traveled from its initial position to where it hit the ground.  What information does the graph give you about the speed of the metal ball over time?

The ball travels at a constant speed.
The speed of the ball increases over time.
The speed of the ball decreases over time.
The speed of the ball increases at first, and  then decreases as time increases.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An elevator traveled 15 floors (150 ft) at a speed of 4.5 m/s. What additional information is needed to determine the velocity of the elevator?

the direction the elevator traveled
how long the elevator was stationary
how many times the elevator stopped
the total mass of the elevator plus anything in it

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The graph below shows the distance a car traveled in 5 seconds while moving on a freeway.  What was the car’s average speed?

0 m/s
14 m/s
28 m/s
30 m/s

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

A student allowed four different objects to roll down a ramp. He measured the distance each object rolled and the time until each object came to a stop. He plotted each point and connected it with a line from origin of the graph.  Which object had the greatest average speed?

Object A
Object B
Object C
Object D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

This distance-time graph shows the speeds of four toy cars.  How much faster did car 1 travel than car 4? 

0.3 m/s
0.9 m/s
5.7 m/s
6.0 m/s

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of acceleration?

A boat sits on a boat trailer.
A car moves in a straight line at 60 km/hr.
  A plane moves in air at a steady speed of 850 km/hr.
A bus moves on a straight road and then makes a right turn.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of catastrophic event could occur here to change Earth’s surface?

A volcanic eruption
A landslide
An earthquake
A flood

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?