Quiz about Science STAAR Prep

Question 1

Mirrors

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Reflection

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Refraction

Question 2

Salt and Sugar (in water)

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Soluble

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Insoluble

Question 3

Delta and Sand Dunes

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Weathering

Question 4

Prisms, lenses

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Refraction

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Reflection

Question 5

24 hours (1 day)

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Rotation

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Revolution

Question 6

One year (365 days)

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Revolution

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Rotation

Question 7

A push or pull

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Force

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Day/Night Cycle

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Producers

Question 8

Natural gas, oil, coal

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Non-renewable resources

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Renewable resources

Question 9

Canyon

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 10

Soluble

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Dissolve

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Sink

Question 11

Fossil Fuels

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swamps

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canyons

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deserts

Question 12

Iron, Aluminum

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Electrical Conductor

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Electrical Insulator

Question 13

Wind, water, ice

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 14

ON (electricity)

"If it's closed, it flows."

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Closed Circuit

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Open Circuit

Question 15

Energy of an object based on its MOTION (movement/machine)

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Mechanical

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Light

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Thermal

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Sound

Question 16

Kool-Aid, salt water

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Solution

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Mixture

Question 17

OFF (electricity)

"If it's open, it's broken."

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Open Circuit

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Closed Circuit

Question 18

Short-term conditions of the atmosphere

Ex. Changes day to day

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Weather

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Climate

Question 19

Center of the solar system

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Sun

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Moon

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Earth

Question 20

Atmospheric conditions over an extended period of time at a certain location

Ex. Summer in San Antonio

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Climate

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Weather

Question 21

Made of gases, produces heat and light

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Sun

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Moon

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Earth

Question 22

Rain, snow, sleet

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Precipitation

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Run-off

Question 23

Rocky, NO atmosphere

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Moon

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Earth

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Sun

Question 24

Microscope, telescope,

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Refraction

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Reflection

Question 25

water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it; gas (water vapor) to liquid

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Precipitation

Question 26

Items KEEP their physical properties

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Mixture

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Solution

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Liquids

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Soluble

Question 27

Light BENDS as it passes through one medium to another

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Refraction

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Translucent

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Reflection

Question 28

Carrying sediment to a new location

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Erosion

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Depositon

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Weathering

Question 29

Less dense than water

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Float

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Sink

Question 30

More dense than water

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Sink

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Float

Question 31

material that allows energy to travel through it easily or quickly (ex. Copper)

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Conductor

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Insulator

Question 32

the wearing away of rock or soil by wind, water, or ice

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Weathering

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Sedimentary Rock

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 33

The Sun rises from the...

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East

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North

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South

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West

Question 34

a type of mixture in which the ingredients are thoroughly mixed together (CANNOT be separated easily)

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Solution

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Solubility

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Magnetism

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Mixture

Question 35

process in which sediment is laid down in new locations

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deposition

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sedimentary rock

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erosion

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fossil fuels

Question 36

a process that breaks down rocks

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weathering

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precipitation

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wind

Question 37

the light energy that BOUNCES off objects

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Absorption

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Translucent

Question 38

the transportation or the movement of the weathered material

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Sedimentary Rock

Question 39

a curved path around an object such as the path a planet follows around a sun

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Orbit

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Revolution

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Rotation

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Day/Night Cycle

Question 40

A material that does NOT allow heat or electricity to move through it easily.

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Insulator

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Conductor

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Magnetism

Question 41

Appearances of an object including: mass, magnetism, physical state, relative density, solubility, and the ability to insulate or conduct heat or electricity

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Properties

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Light Energy

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Matter

Question 42

Energy you can hear with vibrations of matter

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Sound Energy

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Light Energy

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Thermal Energy

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Electrical Energy

Question 43

Energy that can be seen

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Light Energy

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Sound Energy

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Mechanical Energy

Question 44

Energy of moving particles; heat energy

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Thermal Energy

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Mechanical Energy

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Friction

Question 45

Energy of motion

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Mechanical Energy

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Magnetism

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Pulley

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Lever

Question 46

A circuit in which all parts are connected end to end to provide a SINGLE PATH of current.

Accepted Answer

Series Circuit

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Parallel Circuit

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Closed Circuit

Question 47

A circuit that contains MORE THAN ONE PATH for current flow.

Accepted Answer

Parallel Circuit

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Series Circuit

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Closed Circuit

Question 48

A FORCE that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact

Accepted Answer

Friction

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Non-living Organism

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Gravity

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Clay

Question 49

Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.

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Fossil Fuels

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Cementation

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Sedimentary Rock

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Compaction

Question 50

Any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the time

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Renewable Resource

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Non-renewable Resource

Question 51

A property of some materials in which there is a force of repeling or attraction between certain like and unlike poles

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Magnetism

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Mechanical Energy

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Sound Energy

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Compaction

Question 52

the preserved trace, imprint, or remains of a plant or animal

(ex. bone turned into stone)

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Fossils

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Fossil Fuels

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Sedimentary Rock

Question 53

The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

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Water Cycle

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Day/Night Cycle

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Precipitation

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Run-off water

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