10 Days to STAAR: Day 10 Quiz

1. Three kitchen ingredients are shown. 

Based on their common properties, which list of classifications could apply to all three objects?

• Soluble in water, have a fixed volume, nonmagnetic

• Insoluble in water, nonmagnetic, have a fixed shape

• Insoluble in water, magnetic, liquids

• Solids, soluble in water, nonmagnetic

2. Which order of words would correctly complete the right side of the table? 

• water, ice, water, wind

• ice, wind, water, wind

• water, ice, wind, water

• wind, wind, water, ice

3. Common energy resources are shown below. 

Which answer choice correctly classifies the environmental impact of using these resources? 

• 2, 3, and 4 lead to increased pollution more than 1, 5, and 6.

• 1, 4 and 5 lead to increased pollution more than 2, 3, and 6.

• 1, 2 and 3 lead to increased pollution more than 4, 5, and 6.

• 3, 4, and 6 lead to increased pollution more than 1, 2, and 4.

A candy bar contained two pieces of chocolate candy. The bar's mass was 100 grams. The candy bar was split in half, then the pieces were left outside on a sunny day. Which answer choice represents the missing masses that should be labeled in the diagram?

• 50 grams, 50 grams

• 50 grams, 25 grams

• 100 grams, 100 grams

• 75 grams, 50 grams

Which of the following is NOT a way that a plant or animal can begin a life cycle?

• Experiencing live birth

• Emerging from a pupa

• Growing from a seed

• Hatching from an egg

6. A plant is on a windowsill. When the window's paper shade is pulled downward, people inside the room see a silhouette of the plant, as shown in the image. 

Choose TWO statements that describe why this effect occurs. 

• Light travels in a straight line, so the shadow of the plant is the same shape as the plant.

• The light is refracted through the window shade.

• Some light travels through the translucent window shade, but not through the plant.

• Light is reflected off of the plant to create a mirror image on the window shade.

A student wants to adjust this circuit so that ONLY Bulb C is lit. What TWO changes must be made to ensure that ONLY Bulb C is lit?

• Connect a wire from the right battery terminal to the right side of Bulb C.

• Connect a wire from Bulb D to Bulb C.

• Close Switch 2.

• Close Switch 1.

8. This question has two parts. 

A diagram of moon phases is shown below. 

Part A

Which moon phase is correctly described? 

• During a third quarter moon, the right half of the Moon is illuminated.

• During a full moon, the left half of the Moon is illuminated.

• During a new moon, the Moon is not visible in the sky.

• During a first quarter moon, the entire Moon is illuminated.

What statement best supports the answer to the moon phase question?

• A full moon occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and Sun.

• A new moon occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun.

• First and third quarter moons occur when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun.

• A new moon occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and Sun.

9. Some methods for obtaining energy in a grassland ecosystem are shown in the table below. 

Which organism obtains energy without depending directly on another organism?

Identify the organism AND explain how it gets energy.

• Mushroom absorbs nutrients by decomposing organic matter.

• Dandelions, produces glucose through photosynthesis

• Hawks, feed on small birds and mammals

• Foxes, feed on small mammals