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Staar 2017 (1)

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is correct?
a)
A-iron      B- wood
b)
A-glass marble     B-rock
c)
A-wood     B-cork
d)
A-wood     B-steel
2.
Which substance is not soluble in water?
a)
salt
b)
honey
c)
sand
d)
sugar
3.
steel ball, iron nail, rock, copper penney
Which properties could be used to separate these items into 2 groups?
a)
electrical conductivity could separate the conductors from the insulators
b)
solubility could be used to separate objects that dissolve in water from those 
c)
relative density could be used to separate the objects that float in water from those that do not.
4.
Objects that are made of metal are  good ______________________
a)
conductors
b)
insulators
c)
magnets
d)
density
5.
Water is heated to 70 degrees celcius.
How far does the temperature need to rise to reach the boiling point?
a)
16 degrees
b)
 30 degrees
c)
10 degrees
d)
100 degrees
6.
What  could a student use to separate a mixture of  sand and water 
a)
magnet
b)
coffee filter
c)
your hands
d)
tweezers
7.
What happens to oil when it is put into water?
a)
it floats
b)
it evaporates
c)
it dissapears
d)
it condenses
8.
When a liquid is left out in the sun it will ____________________.
a)
condense
b)
precipitate 
c)
dissapear
d)
evaporate
9.
Water vapor ______________________ when it gets cooler and turns back into a liquid.
a)
evaporates
b)
precipitates
c)
condenses
d)
run off
10.
A radio uses _____________________energy to make __________________ energy.
a)
mechanical, thermal
b)
electrical, sound
c)
light, thermal
d)
thermal, electrical
11.
What switches need to be closed to light up only bulb B ?
a)
switches 1, ,2, 3
b)
switches 1, 2, 4
c)
switches 2, 5, 3
d)
switches 1 and 5
12.
When light travels through a medium and bends.
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
absorbtion
d)
opaque
13.
Air, plants, and water are _____________________ resources.
a)
renewable
b)
non-renewable
c)
fossil
14.
This color absorbs the most light.
a)
black
b)
white
c)
dark blue
15.
Lenses _____________________ light.
a)
refract
b)
reflect
c)
absorb
d)
transparent
16.
If I want an object to go to the East, I would have to push from the 
a)
South East
b)
West
c)
East
d)
South
17.
Do volcanoes have anything to do with the formation of sedimentary rocks?
a)
No
b)
Yes
18.
_________________________ are formed over millions of years from decaying organisms that have fallen to the bottom of a body of water and gotten covered by layers of sediment.
a)
alternative energy
b)
fossil fuels (oil, coal, natural gas)
c)
sedimentary rocks
d)
renewable resources
19.
___________________ are formed by deposition of sediments at the mouth of a river by water.
a)
valleys
b)
mesas
c)
canyon
d)
deltas
20.
_______________________ are formed by deposition by wind.
a)
valleys
b)
islands
c)
hills
d)
sand dunes
21.
Wide valleys are formed by _____________________.
a)
glaciers
b)
ice wedging
c)
floods
d)
volcanos
22.
Some rocks are weathered by water getting into cracks and freezing then thawing.  This is called ____________________.
a)
ice wedging
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
d)
sedimentation
23.
Alternative energy resources include bio-fuel, geothermal energy, solar energy, wind, and ___________________________.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
hydroelectric energy
d)
natural gas
24.
Which layer is the youngest
a)
F
b)
A
c)
E
d)
D
25.
Which layer is the oldest
a)
A
b)
B
c)
E
d)
F
26.
If there is a new moon tonight, how long will it be until the next new moon?
a)
about  24 hours
b)
about 15 days
c)
about 28 to 30 days
d)
365 days
27.
If there is a new moon tonight, how long will it be until a full moon?
a)
about  24 hours
b)
about 15 days
c)
about 28 to 30 days
d)
365 days