STAAR SCIENCE REVIEW

What is a mixture?

• some thing that can be separated
• something that is difficult to some something that is difficult seperate 
• hey:)

The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because: 

• It has 3 light bulbs.
• The same current flows through all three light bulbs.
• It uses a single battery.
• The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.

What kind of circuit is this?

• series
• parallel

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow
• air
• clouds
• vapor

Does evaporation happen before or after condensation?

• before
• after
• during

This is a low place in between two hills or mountains.

• Canyon
• Valley
• Desert
• Lake

The temperature of water in a beaker measures 87 degrees Celsius.  How many more degrees must the temperature increase to reach the boiling point?

• 23 degrees Celsius
• 212 degrees Celsius
• 13 degrees Celsius
• 100 degrees Celsius

List the four stages of the complete metamorphosis life cycles in the correct order. 

• egg, pupa, larva, adult
• egg, larva, pupa, adult
• adult, egg, larva, pupa
• adult, egg, pupa, larva

Is the temperature, 0 degrees Celsius, show the melting, freezing, or boiling point of water?

• freezing point
• melting point
• boiling point
• both freezing point and melting point

A behavior that is developed by observing others or by being taught is a 

• learned behavior 
• inherited trait
• adaptation 
• function