5th Grade Science STAAR Practice

A mirror can ​ (a)   light, but not ​ (b)   it. A black hoodie will ​ (c)   a lot of the light that hits it.

• reflect
• refract
• absorb

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

When water evaporates, it changes from a __ to a gas.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

​ (a)   is when rocks are broken down into pieces of sediment.

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• compaction
• cementation

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Match the following

• Elapsed Time

• Timer

• Volume

• Ruler

• Length

• Graduated Cylinder

• Mass

• Thermometer

• Temperature

• Triple Beam Balance

Put the steps to coal formation in the correct order.

• Swamp plants die.

• Heat and pressure transform the remains into coal.

• Swamp plants are buried under layers of sediment.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Put the rocky, inner planets in the correct order.

• Earth

• Venus

• Mars

• Mercury

​ ​ (a)   is short term. ​ (b)   is long term.

• weather
• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A ​ (a)   is formed by wind depositing sediment.

• sand dune
• delta
• canyon

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

​ (a)   is how much matter is in a substance.

• Mass
• Volume
• Physical State
• Density

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Match the mixture with how to separate it.

• Sieve

• Sugar Water

• Magnet

• Rocks and Sand

• By Hand

• Iron Filings and Sand

• Evaporation

• Grapes and Strawberries

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NGSS.5-PS1-3