WorksheetsHM2 STAAR SCIENCE
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
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.
Which testable question could be used to investigate the effects of force on an object?
a)
Why do toy cars move?
b)
Which type of battery lasts the longest?
c)
Where can magnets be purchased?
d)
Do balls roll faster on rough or smooth surfaces?
3.
Which of the following is a learned behavior of a kitten?
a)
Having gray fur
b)
Playing with yarn
c)
Drinking Water
d)
Having two ears
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.
Living
a)
all of the living and non-living things and all of their interactions in an area
b)
an animal that gets it energy only by eating plants
c)
characterized by having a metabolism and the ability to maintain life processes
d)
an organism that consumes dead or nonliving biomass without need for internal digestion
6.
Non-Living
a)
all of the living and non-living things and all of their interactions in an area
b)
an animal that gets it energy only by eating plants
c)
characterized by having a metabolism and the ability to maintain life processes
d)
a part of the ecosystem that is not living, such as sunlight, air (includes oxygen and carbon dioxide), water, rocks, and soil
7.
Carnivores
a)
an inherited characteristic that provides a specific advantage to individuals that have it and becomes more common or pronounced in a population because of the advantage that it provides
b)
an animal that gets energy by eating only other animals
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating another organism
d)
an organism that consumes dead or nonliving biomass without need for internal digestion
8.
Consumer
a)
an inherited characteristic that provides a specific advantage to individuals that have it and becomes more common or pronounced in a population because of the advantage that it provides
b)
an animal that gets energy by eating only other animals
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating another organism
d)
an organism that consumes dead or nonliving biomass without need for internal digestion
9.
De composer
a)
an inherited characteristic that provides a specific advantage to individuals that have it and becomes more common or pronounced in a population because of the advantage that it provides
b)
an animal that gets energy by eating only other animals
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating another organism
d)
an organism that consumes dead or nonliving biomass without need for internal digestion
10.
Ecosystem
a)
all of the living and non-living things and all of their interactions in an area
b)
an animal that gets energy by eating only other animals
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating another organism
d)
an organism that consumes dead or nonliving biomass without need for internal digestion
11.
Herbivore
a)
all of the living and non-living things and all of their interactions in an area
b)
an animal that gets it energy only by eating plants
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating another organism
d)
an organism that consumes dead or nonliving biomass without need for internal digestion
12.
Living
a)
all of the living and non-living things and all of their interactions in an area
b)
an animal that gets it energy only by eating plants
c)
characterized by having a metabolism and the ability to maintain life processes
d)
an organism that consumes dead or nonliving biomass without need for internal digestion
13.
Omnivore
a)
all of the living and non-living things and all of their interactions in an area
b)
an animal that gets it energy only by eating plants
c)
characterized by having a metabolism and the ability to maintain life processes
d)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
14.
Organism
a)
all of the living and non-living things and all of their interactions in an area
b)
an animal that gets it energy only by eating plants
c)
characterized by having a metabolism and the ability to maintain life processes
d)
a single, self-contained living thing
15.
Day and night on Earth is caused by-
a)
Earth revolving around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
Moon revolving around Earth
d)
Moon revolving around the sun
16.
Fossils are found in what type of rock?
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
d)
Metamorphosis
17.
Which of the following is a learned behavior of a kitten?
a)
Having gray fur
b)
Playing with yarn
c)
Drinking Water
d)
Having two ears
18.
Which testable question could be used to investigate the effects of force on an object?
a)
Why do toy cars move?
b)
Which type of battery lasts the longest?
c)
Where can magnets be purchased?
d)
Do balls roll faster on rough or smooth surfaces?
19.
Plants are known as producers because they produce their own food. How do producers receive the energy for this process?
a)
By consuming soil nutrients
b)
By absorbing sunlight
c)
By releasing water
d)
By producing oxygen
20.
Buoyancy means the ability to:
a)
evaporate
b)
attract magnetic objects
c)
repel things that are not electrical
d)
float or sink
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