STAAR Questions Science

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

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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

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If you looked at a map of the Earth from 100 million years ago, it would look much different than today. This is because:

• The continual circulation of magma underneath the Earth’s crust has caused the crustal regions to move.

• Life forms and organisms living on the Earth in the last 100 million years have caused the landscape to radically change.

• Erosion and weathering has changed the shape and location of the continents.

• Gravity forces from the Moon and Sun cause the continents to move.

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Some parts of the Himalayas are growing higher as much as 1 cm/year. What is causing the fast vertical growth?

• A subduction zone is near the mountain chain.

• Huge underground geysers create pressure to push the mountains higher.

• Sediments from eroded materials are being deposited on top of the mountains.

• Two continental plates are colliding.

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What is the primary function of the chloroplasts in plant cells?

• To break down sugar molecules to release energy

• To store water and nutrients

• To capture light energy and convert it into chemical energy

• To control the entry and exit of substances in and out of the cell

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What is the term for the movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration?

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

• Active transport

• Endocytosis

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

• Weight

• Density

• Mass

• Volume

Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource?

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

• Coal

• Hydroelectric power

What type of symbiotic relationship benefits one organism without harming the other?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Which of the following is a chemical change?

• Dissolving salt in water

• Boiling water

• Burning wood

• Melting ice

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