10 Days to STAAR: Day 1

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1. Which physical properties do these items have in common?

• They are all less dense than water and magnetic.
• They are all electrical conductors and more dense than water.
• They are all soluble and nonmagnetic.
• They are all more dense than water and electrical insulators.

2. At which location could you cut the wire and have exactly 3 lit bulbs?

• Location W
• Location X
• Location Y
• Location Z

3. Which of the following planets are farther from the Sun than Earth?

• Venus and Jupiter
• Uranus and Mercury
• Saturn and Neptune
• Mercury and Mars

4. Which major moon phase is missing from the pattern shown below?

• First quarter
• Last quarter
• New moon
• Full moon

5. A lady beetle's life cycle is shown below. Which statement correctly describes a part of its life cycle?

• During the egg stage, the insect moves more than any other stage.
• During the larva stage, the insect eats to store energy.
• During the pupa stage, the insect can reproduce.
• During the adult stage, the insect can only crawl.

6. Choose TWO sentences that correctly describe how light behaves in the images shown below.

• The images all relate to light reflecting off of objects.
• The images all relate to light refracting through a different medium.
• Images 1 and 3 involve the light passing through lenses.
• Images 2 and 4 involve light passing through water.
• Images 1 and 2 use light to magnify, while 3 and 4 do not.

7. Select TWO landforms below that were formed by wind.

• Rock arch
• Canyon
• Sand dune
• U-Shaped valley
• Mountain

Part A Which statement about the fossil layers can be best proven by the fossils shown?

• Layer A was formed when the land was covered by ice.
• Layer B was formed when dinosaurs lived on the Earth.
• Layer C was formed when the land was covered by water.
• Layer D is the youngest layer.

Part B What evidence supports the answer to Part A?

• The organisms in that layer are still alive today.
• That layer is below all of the other layers.
• There are fossils of plants in that layer.
• There are fossils of aquatic animals in that layer.