Science STAAR Review B

Students observe a glass of ice and water. The glass is dry on the outside. After ten minutes students see drops of water on the outside of the glass. Which statement best explains the students’ observations?

• The water vapor in the air changes to a liquid when it touches the cold glass.

• The cold water inside the glass rises and then slides down the outside of the glass.

• The ice in the glass melted and caused the water to overflow the glass.

• The water moved to the outside surface through tiny holes in the glass.

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Students chose objects to model the relative sizes of Earth and the moon.

Which set of objects best compares the sizes of Earth and the moon?

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A dinosaur fossil is shown.

Which question can scientists most likely answer from studying the fossil of the dinosaur?

• What was the pattern on the skin of the dinosaur?

• What was the type of food the dinosaur ate?

• How fast was the heart of the dinosaur beating?

• How many eggs were in the nest of the dinosaur?

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In the early 1600s, the astronomer Galileo used a telescope to make observations of Mercury and Venus. What are the positions of these planets in relation to the sun?

• Mercury is the planet closest to the sun, and Venus is the second planet from the sun.

• Mercury is the second planet from the sun, and Venus is the third planet from the sun.

• Venus is the planet closest to the sun, and Mercury is the second planet from the sun.

• Mercury is the third planet from the sun, and Venus is the planet closest to the sun.

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This chart describes some beak and toe adaptations that help four bird species survive in different habitats.

Based on these adaptations, which table best matches the bird species to its environment?

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A student compares the physical properties of the four objects shown.

Which of these physical properties do all four objects have in common?

• They all have the same physical state and conduct electricity.

• They all conduct electricity and attract the same metal objects.

• They all attract the same metal objects and are not soluble in water.

• They all are not soluble in water and have the same physical state.

They all are not soluble in water and have the same physical state.

Which inference can be made by comparing these diagrams?

• Plants require less energy than insects require to undergo changes from a young organism to a mature organism.

• Insects and plants follow a series of changes that allows them to survive and reproduce.

• Insects are more likely than plants are to adapt to changes in the environment to survive.

• Insects and plants are dependent on one another for survival.

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Which process will happen when the sun interacts with the ocean?

• Rain will fall only on the land.

• Water will not evaporate at nighttime.

• Salt water will become fresh water vapor.

• Precipitation will happen less often.

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A partial desert food web is shown.

Which food chain shows one complete pathway in which energy flows through this food web?

• Desert grasses and shrubs  → termites  → barn owls

• Desert grasses and shrubs  → mountain zebras  → cheetahs

• Desert grasses and shrubs  → termites  → spotted hyenas

• Desert grasses and shrubs  → gemsboks  → Grant’s golden moles

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A student constructs the circuit shown for a science demonstration. With the switches in these positions, which lights are on?

• All the lights

• Lights 1 and 2 only

• Lights 3 and 4 only

• None of the lights