STAAR REVIEW 5th Grade Science- 2018/2019

Which of the following is the only one NOT designed to produce both light and sound energy?

• XBOX 360

• Play Station 4

• Paper Airplane

• Stereo

What most likely happens to dead plants and animals after they are deposited under a body of water for millions of years?

• They continue their life cycles.

• They become underground stalagmites.

• They become underground stalactites.

• They become fossil fuels.

Chameleons are colorful lizards. They spend their life in trees and bushes.What is most likely an advantage of a chameleon's incredibly long tongue?

• The long tongue helps chameleons move very fast.

• The long tongue helps chameleons climb trees.

• The long tongue helps the chameleon have a 360 view.

• The long tongue helps Chameleons catch insects that they eat.

What must topsoil contain in order for the topsoil be able to support plant growth? In order to support plant growth, topsoil must contain-

• assorted particle sizes and humus

• only clay

• only sand

• only gravel

Which of the following is NOT a property of most metals?

• Poor electrical conductor

• Solid

• Conducts thermal energy

• More dense than water

Which of the following describes an example of how one living organism depends on another living organism to survive?

• A dog eating dog food from a bowl

• A bird is able to pick out food off the fur of a deer

• Mold living in a lunch box

• Bacteria living in a rock

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A father is pushing a swing while he plays with his son at the park. This is an example of-

• changing the position but not the motion of the swing

• changing the motion but not the position of the swing

• doing work by pushing the swing and changing its motion and position

• changing the position and motion of the swing without doing any work

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which of the following is an example of a food chain?

• sunlight -> grass->krill->fox

• grass->rabbit->sunlight

• phytoplankton->krill->blue whale

• blue whale-.krill->sunlight

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Three students want to know how much liquid water is produced in a 20 L sample of snow. In order for the students to find out, what must happen?

• Physical state must change to a gas.

• Physical state must remain a solid.

• The students need to add food coloring to sample.

• The temperature of the sample must change.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following is an acquired trait?

• A plant responds to an environment and grows a certain way

• The color of eyes

• Table manners

• Reading a book

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5