WorksheetsSTAAR SCIENCE REVIEW
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which statement describes weather, rather than climate?
a)
The weather is usually hot and humid year around
b)
The destination has hot summers and cold winters
c)
The summer temperatures average between 29 and 35 degrees
d)
The humidity level on Tuesday was 30%
2.
A class learns about fossil fuels. They learn that coal, oil and natural gas are classified as nonrenewable resources because they take so long to form. How can the class conserve fossil fuels?
a)
Use both sides of notebook paper
b)
Arrange a car pool to and from school
c)
Create a backyard compost pile
d)
Plant flowers in front of the school
3.
A bear receives the energy it needs to survive after it -
a)
drinks plenty of water
b)
eats fish and berries
c)
takes a nap
d)
rests in the sunlight
4.
The force of friction is caused by:
a)
surfaces rubbing against one another
b)
objects heating or cooling
c)
rough surfaces
d)
smooth surfaces
5.
Buoyancy means the ability to:
a)
evaporate
b)
attract magnetic objects
c)
repel things that are not electrical
d)
float or sink
6.
What type of Moon?
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Cresent
d)
Quarter
7.
What type of Moon?
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Cresent
d)
Quarter
8.
What type of Moon?
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Crescent
d)
Quarter
9.
What type of Moon?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
New Moon
d)
Waning Gibbous
10.
The rise and fall of the surface level of the oceans, bays, gulfs, inlets, and estuaries, caused by gravitational attraction of the moon and the sun.
a)
Tide
b)
crater
c)
gravity
d)
quarter
11.
The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
vernal equinox
b)
axis
c)
solar eclipse
d)
solar flare
12.
How many days does it take to go around the sun?
a)
300 days
b)
365 1/4 days
c)
3000 days
13.
The earth orbits around...
a)
the sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
14.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 1/4 days
d)
29.5 days
15.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
16.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt on its axis.
b)
Earth's rotation.
c)
Earth's distance from the sun.
17.
Reflection is...
a)
A. light bouncing off a surface
b)
B. the bending of light
c)
C. the absorption of light
d)
D. light breaking into colors
18.
Which explains why the fork looks different under water?
a)
light can't pass through the glass
b)
the wavelength of light lengthens
c)
the amount of light increases when going through water
d)
light is refracted at an angle
19.
What evidence indicates that earth's axis is tilted?
a)
A year lasts 365 days.
b)
Day and night takes place.
c)
The moon has four phases.
d)
The year has different seasons.
20.
What evidence indicates that earth's axis is tilted?
a)
A year lasts 365 days.
b)
Day and night takes place.
c)
The moon has four phases.
d)
The year has different seasons.
21.
Explain what each statement is explaining: weather or climate.
It's stormy.
It's stormy.
a)
weather
b)
climate
22.
Explain what each statement is explaining: weather or climate.
The area is dry year round.
The area is dry year round.
a)
weather
b)
climate
23.
Identify the niche that is described by the following statement.
Produces its own food.
Produces its own food.
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
24.
Identify the niche that is described by the following statement.
Gets energy by eating other organisms.
Gets energy by eating other organisms.
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
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