STAAR Ciencias Quinto Grado

The Grand Canyon is more than 400 km long and in some places almost 2 km deep. Which model best represents the main process that formed the Grand Canyon?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Students placed four cubes of the same volume in a beaker of water. One cube floats on top of the water, one cube sinks to the bottom, and two cubs float in the middle of the water, beneath the surface. Click on the correct answer for Part A and Part B.

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5.5A

A student has 3 spheres. Each sphere is made from copper, steel, or iron. The spheres each have a mass of 30 grams. Choose the correct answer for Part A and Part B.

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5.5A

Choose the correct answer for Part A and Part B.

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5.8C

Students set up the investigation shown in the diagram. Students used a metal block, spring scale, ramp, and different numbers of books in each trial. Which question were students most likely trying to answer?

• How does the force needed to move blocks change when more blocks are added?

• How does the angle of a ramp affect the amount of force needed to move a block?

• How does the shape of an object affect the amount of force needed to move the object?

• How does the mass of a block affect the height of a ramp?

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5.6D

A student wants to answer the following testable question: Does the length of the string affect the number of times a washer will swing back and forth when released at a 45 degree angle?

Which diagram shows the three trials that will answer the testable question?

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• B

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• D

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which T-chart best displays the processes required for sedimentary rock formation and fossil fuel formation?

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• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A group of students want to determine how light affects a lima bean’s ability to germinate. Which procedure should the students follow?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A partial food web is shown. Make a food chain that shows a complete pathway in which energy flows in this food web.

• Snakes

• Grasses

• Mice

• Hawks

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5.9B

The diagram shows land and sea. What is most likely occurring in Location X?

• Weathering of rock by water

• Cementation to form sedimentary rock

• Deposition to form a river delta

• Layering of deposited sediment

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5.7B