5th Grade Science STAAR

A student helped his father prepare soup for dinner. His father asked him to use a wooden spoon to stir the soup as it heated.

Why would the student's father ask him to use a wooden spoon?

• The wooden spoon is able to float in the soup

• the wooden spoon is able to sink in the soup

• the wooden spoon is a good conductor of thermal energy

• The wooden spoon is a good insulator of thermal energy

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When using a solar-powered calculator, what source of energy is being used to power the calculator?

• Electrical Energy

• Light Energy

• Mechanical Energy

• Sound Energy

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The arrows in the diagrams below represent light. Which diagram best shows how a glass mirror would reflect light?

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Which of the following statements best describes the effect of solar energy absorbed by water in the ocean?

• The color of the ocean water becomes light blue

• the temperature of the water decreases

• The water changes state from liquid to gas

• The ocean water becomes less salty.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and perception, they are referring to an area's--

• weather

• climate

• geography

• geology

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Over a period of 40 years, the amount of rain that fell in the central Texas area was measured and recorded. Monitoring and tracking rainfall over a long period gives the most accurate information about--

• amount of humidity

• weather

• climate

• high temperature

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What is one difference between weather and climate?

• weather describes conditions near the ground, but climate does not.

• Climate describes energy from the sun, but weather does not.

• weather includes precipitation, but climate does not.

• Climate describes long-term conditions over an entire region, but weather does not.

Which event best describes an example of evaporation?

• Water flows downhill after a storm

• Dark clouds form in the sky

• Rain water oaks into the ground

• Solar energy heats water at the ocean's surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In the water cycle, the Sun's energy is directly responsible for causing the process at location---

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What process is represented by letter B?

• Evaporation, because the water vapor is in the air

• Precipitation, because rain comes from clouds

• Condensation, because water is changing states to form clouds

• Transpiration, because water is transforming

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