Science STAAR

Match the science vocabulary word or concept to the correct definition: "a boundary line of advancing cold air."

• tornado

• stationary front

• warm front

• cold front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the science vocabulary word or concept to the correct definition: "a boundary line of advancing warm air."

• cold front

• occluded front

• warm front

• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the science vocabulary word or concept to the correct definition: "a weather system that rotates clockwise (opposite in the southern hemisphere) and is usually associated with fair weather."

• High-pressure system

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Low-pressure system

Match the science vocabulary word or concept to the correct definition: "the rising of a gas or liquid due to it being heated."

• Condensation

• Convection

• Radiation

• Evaporation

Match the science vocabulary word or concept to the correct definition: "energy from the sun that heats the atmosphere and oceans causing the movement of air and water."

• solar wind

• solar energy

• photosynthesis

• thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the science vocabulary word or concept to the correct definition: "the lateral movement of water or air caused by solar energy."

• convection currents

• friction

• inertia

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the science vocabulary word or concept to the correct definition: "the blanket of air that surrounds the Earth."

• atmosphere

• desert

• mountain

• ocean

A steel ball is at one end of a box that is moving forward as shown. The box suddenly stops. According to Newton’s first law, what happens to the steel ball just after the box stops?

• Because of friction, the ball continues rolling forward at the same speed.

• Because of friction, the ball rolls forward at an increased speed.

• Because of inertia, the ball continues rolling forward at the same speed.

• Because of inertia, the ball rolls forward at an increased speed.

The diagram shows Earth in its orbit around the sun when very little light is visible at Earth’s South Pole. Which statement is true when Earth is in the position shown?

• It is August in the Northern Hemisphere. It is April in the Southern Hemisphere.

• It is summer in the Northern Hemisphere. It is winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

• The number of hours of daylight is greater in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere.

• Spring begins earlier in the year in the Southern Hemisphere than it does in the Northern Hemisphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A student investigates the motion of a toy vehicle. The student graphs 40 seconds of data from the investigation. Which statement best describes the motion of the toy vehicle during the first 30 seconds of the investigation?

• The vehicle was traveling at a constant speed.

• The vehicle was accelerating at a constant rate.

• The speed of the vehicle was increasing.

• The acceleration of the vehicle was increasing.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1