5th Science STAAR Review

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

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

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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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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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Which of the following best illustrates the direction of energy flow through the food web above?

• Spider to Grasshopper to Grass

• Hognose snake to toad to grasshopper

• Grass to rabbit to hawk

• mouse to spider to toad

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Two wires carrying electricity can create a spark if they come too close together. This spark can start a fire. Wires carrying electricity are usuallly covered  with plastic to keep them from starting a fire. Why does the plastic keep electricity from starting a fire?

• Plastic is a good insulator.
• Plastic can melt when heated.
• Plastic is softer than wire.
• Plastic conducts electricity.

Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?

• Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location.
• Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.
• Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another.
• Sediment grains fall to the bottom of a lake to form sedimentary layers.

A student observing birds in a park records some ways that birds interact with living and nonliving parts of their environment. All the following  observations are was that a bird interacts with nonliving parts of its environment except______

• reacting to morning sunlight by singing
• drinking and taking a bath in a puddle of water
• responding to cold temperatures by fluffing its feathers
• feeding insects to its chicks