STAAR Test Review

Based on this information, what is most likely an advantage of the bony fish tail fin over the shark tail fin?

• It is easier for a bony fish to change direction quickly since muscles control the movement of the tail fin.

• The bones in the tail fin help a bony fish sink to lower depths in the water when searching for food.

• The flexible tail fin is fanned by the water, so a bony fish uses less energy to swim.

• The thin spines of the tail fin prevent a bony fish from being seen by larger predator fish.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What property of soils is the student most likely examining with this procedure?

• F The differences in texture between wet and dry soils

• G How well different soils retain water

• H How much water is needed to dissolve different soils

• J The amount of time it takes different soils to dry

Based on their properties, which of the objects is most likely a metal?

• A Object , because it is a solid that is less dense than water

• B Object 2, because all metals float in water

• C Object 2, because metals conduct thermal energy and electricity

• D Object1, because it can be used to provide insulation for thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Which statement correctly describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this wetland?

• F Energy is transferred from hawks to shrews to grasshoppers to marsh grasses.

• G Energy is transferred from marsh grasses to crickets to hawks to frogs.

• H Energy is transferred from grasshoppers to crickets to frogs to hawks.

• J Energy is transferred from cattails to crickets to shrews to hawks.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which property of light are the students observing in this situation?

• F Light can be refracted and separated into different colors as it moves from air to a different medium.

• G Light is refracted as it moves from one medium to another medium.

• H Light travels in a straight line and can be reflected off the surface of water.

• J Light is absorbed by water and reflected off glass.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

• A Conduct five trials, using a different scale to pull each block of wood

• B Conduct five trials, pulling a different side of each block each time

• C Conduct five trials, using a different table for each trial

• D Conduct five trials, pulling each block of wood in the same way for each trial

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

• F travels in straight lines and reflects from the surface of the mirror

• G refracts in the glass of the mirror and is spread out all over the room

• H enters the mirror and changes direction when it is refracted by the back of the mirror

• J travels through air and does not change its direction in air

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

• A Two

• B Three

• C Four

• D Five

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

• F Heat from the sun warms the ocean, causing water to evaporate. The water vapor then condenses to form a cumulonimbus cloud.

• G Heat from the sun causes clouds in the area to gather over the ocean and form one large cumulonimbus cloud.

• G Heat from the sun causes clouds in the area togather over the ocean and form one large cumulonimbus cloud.

• J Light from the sun causes ocean water to reflect water vapor into the air and gather over the ocean into a cumulonimbus cloud.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

• A Stir the liquids, let them settle, and then identify the bottom layer as water

• B Drop a piece of ice into the graduated cylinder, let the ice settle, and then identify the layer just above the ice as water

• C Add water to the graduated cylinder, let the mixture settle, and then identify the layer that increases in volume as water

• D Carefully pour each layer into separate plastic containers, place the containers in a freezer, and then identify the liquid that takes the longest to freeze as water

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2