Science STAAR Vocabulary

Which of the following landscapes is most likely located far away from a tectonic plate boundary?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Miguel’s school often practices evacuations in the event of a tsunami, a large ocean wave created by an underwater earthquake. Miguel’s school probably is located:

• near tornado alley

• in a marshy region

• near a place often hit with hurricanes

• near a plate boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

At what point on a roller coaster does the train have the highest kinetic energy?

• at the bottom of the first drop
  

• at the top of the second hill
  

• when the train first leaves the loading station 

• at the top of the first drop 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Samuel kicks a soccer ball across a grassy field and it eventually comes to a stop. If Newton’s law of inertia is true, why did the ball stop?

• Newton’s law only applies to objects at rest. 

• The mass of the ball is not great enough to have inertia. 

• Friction with the grass applies a net force on the ball causing it to decrease its speed. 

• Gravity slowed the ball until it came to a stop. 

What energy transformations are occurring in this scenario?

• electrical energy --> mechanical energy --> light energy 

• solar energy --> electrical energy --> light energy
  

• solar energy --> mechanical energy --> light energy 

• solar energy --> electrical energy --> mechanical energy 

A ball at the top of a hill has ________ ________ because if pushed it will roll down the hill.

• Mechanical Force

• Unbalanced Energy

• Potential Energy

• Unbalanced Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

When a student runs and kicks a ball, they have applied an ___________ force to move the ball.

• Balanced

• Magnetic

• Spring

• Unbalanced

Tags

NGSS.3-PS2-1

Standing in line is an example of a ________ ________ since you are not moving forward, backward, or sideways.

• negative acceleration

• balanced force

• unbalanced force

• 1st law of motion

Which is newtons 3rd law

• for every thing there is reaction

• for every reaction there is a unusual action

• For every reaction there is an equal and opposite reaction

• for every reaction there is an good action

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Which is newtons 2nd law

• Acceleration is a change in speed

• Acceleration is a change in action

• Acceleration is a change in name

• Acceleration is a change in velocity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2