STAAR Science Review 1

Rank the different soil types based on their ability to retain water.

• Gravel

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

• Loam

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Based on the table, which types of soils are best to use to build the garden?

• Clay and sand

• Sand and gravel

• Gravel and silt

• Silt and clay

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What property of soils is the student most likely examining with this procedure?

• The differences in texture between wet and dry soils

• How well different soils retain water

• How much water is needed to dissolve different soils

• The amount of time it takes different soils to dry

Students make a table of renewable and nonrenewable resources. Which table correctly identifies resources as renewable or nonrenewable?

• Table A

• Table B

• Table C

• Table D

A student lists resources that can be used to produce electricity. The list is shown. Which of the resources are renewable resources?

• Wind, water power

• Wind, coal, and natural gas

• Coal, water power, and petroleum

• Coal, natural gas, water power, and petroleum

Students list resources that are used to heat buildings: Wood, Coal, Natural gas, Petroleum, Solar energy. Which of these tables correctly classifies the resources?

• Table A: Renewable (Solar energy, Wood), Nonrenewable (Petroleum, Natural gas, Coal)

• Table B: Renewable (Solar energy, Natural gas, Wood), Nonrenewable (Coal, Petroleum)

• Table C: Renewable (Wood, Coal), Nonrenewable (Solar energy, Petroleum, Natural gas)

• Table D: Renewable (Petroleum, Natural gas, Coal), Nonrenewable (Solar energy, Wood)

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A student read an article about natural resources and listed some resources in the chart shown. Which answer choice best classifies the natural resources in the chart?

• Renewable: coal, air, tree Nonrenewable: petroleum, wheat, natural gas, sheep, lake, fish

• Renewable: coal, petroleum, natural gas, lake Nonrenewable: air, tree, wheat, sheep, fish

• Renewable: tree, wheat, sheep, fish Nonrenewable: coal, air, petroleum, natural gas, lake

• Renewable: air, tree, wheat, sheep, lake, fish Nonrenewable: coal, petroleum, natural gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The diagram shows how one type of fossil fuel is formed. How should the arrows in the diagram be labeled?

• Pressure and heat

• Erosion and deposition

• Heat and cementation

• Weathering and compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Based on the locations of the oil fields, which statement MOST LIKELY describes the environmental conditions in Texas millions of years ago?

• Texas was once covered by a dry desert.

• Texas was once covered by a shallow sea.

• Texas was once covered by a flat grassland.

• Texas was once covered by a tropical rain forest.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A diagram of different sections of land is shown. Which action is most likely happening in Section Y in the diagram?

• Wind and rain compacting rock into larger pieces

• Water carrying rocky material to a new location

• Chemicals in water gluing sediments to each other

• Pressure causing layers of sediment to form over time

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2