STAAR Mixed Review #2

All of the following tools are useful in measuring local weather conditions EXCEPT –

• thermometers
• rain gauges
• wind socks
• telescopes

• F
• G
• H
• J

Which best describes climate rather than weather?

• Wind speed changes as a storm moves through.
• The temperature decreases as a cold front moves through
• Annual (yearly) high temperatures in the summer have increased over decades.
• Rainfall during a storm was 5 cm

Condensation is an example of a physical change because-

• liquid changes to gas
• gas changes to liquid.
• solid changes to liquid.
• liquid changes to solid.

What is the mass of the unknown object?

• 100 grams
• 110 grams
• 10 grams
• 90 grams

Which one of these materials is attracted to a magnet? 

• Copper penny
• aluminum key
• iron nail
• gold ring

Which one of these materials is an insulator?

• iron nail
• steel bolt
• plastic straw
• aluminum foil

Which is true?

• The cantaloupe is denser than the lime.
• The lime is denser than the cantaloupe.
• The lime and cantaloupe have equal volume
• Density is not a property of matter

Which is a product of condensation? 

• water vapor
• snow
• cloud
• rain

What's the variable?

• temperature
• time
• volume
• state of matter