STAAR Questions

The Titan roller coaster car is going down the first big hill. What type of energy is being described by the roller coaster car? (5.8A)

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Light Energy

• Both A and B

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During a hot summer day at Six Flags Over Texas, Serena decides to cool off with a bottle of water. She decides to add some lemon juice to the water to give it some flavor. Which change occurs when lemon juice is mixed with water? (5.5C)

• The mass of the lemon juice decreases.

• The water becomes a solid.

• The lemon juice dissolves and spreads out evenly in the water.

• The volume of the water decreases.

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Chris is looking at all the aquatic life in the pond at Six Flags Over Texas. He makes a partial Six Flags Over Texas aquatic food web as shown. Which type of organism should replace the X in the food web? (5.9B)

• An omnivore

• An herbivore

• A carnivore

• A producer

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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 is a chemical change?

• Dissolving salt in water

• Boiling water

• Burning wood

• Melting ice

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Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

• Rusting of iron

• Burning of gasoline

• Dissolving sugar in water

• Cooking an egg

What is the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through their leaves?

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

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In the water cycle, which process involves water vapor cooling and changing into liquid water?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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What does solubility refer to?

• The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance.

• The temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid.

• The ability of a substance to react with oxygen.

• The temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid.

What is the term for the amount of matter in an object?

• Weight

• Density

• Mass

• Volume