5th-Science STAAR Review

The freezing point of water is ________.

• 32^o_C
• 100^o_F
• 0^o_C
• 25^o_F

The breaking down of rock into pieces (sediments) is called ___________.

• deposition
• weathering
• erosion
• rock formation

Coal, oil and natural gas are examples of ____________.

• non-renewable resources
• renewable resources
• alternative energy resources
• non-usable resources

What is an organism called if it only eats plants?

• omnivore
• herbivore
• carnivore
• animalivore

The arrows in a food chain or food web show  _________.

• the connection from the sun.
• the difference between a predator and a prey.
• the energy transfer from one organism to another.
• nothing, they make the food web look pretty.

The most accurate science tool that measures volume is a ___________.

• beaker
• triple beam balance
• digital scale
• graduated cylinder

An incomplete metamorphosis has ____________.

• 2 stages
• 3 stages
• 4 stages
• 5 stages

"U" shaped valleys are created by  ________.

• rivers
• heavy flooding
• glaciers
• people

What type of rock is formed from layers?

• pretty rock
• sedimentary rock
• igneous rock
• metamorphic rock

What landform is made when the tectonic plates push up under each other?

• earthquake
• volcano
• mountain
• sand pile