WorksheetsScience STAAR Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If you wanted to test the effect of gravity on an object, which set of materials should you choose?
a)
battery, wires, lightbulbs
b)
hot plate, water, thermometer
c)
two different types of balls, metric ruler
d)
two cups, two different types of soil, water and seeds
2.
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%
3.
Students conduct an investigation to observe the Sun's movement. Which safety procedure should students following during this investigation?
a)
Wear gloves and goggles
b)
Keep loose hair tied back
c)
Never look directly at the Sun
d)
Record all data in science notebooks
4.
Students conduct and investigation to determine which substances are soluble in water. All of the following have the property of solubility in water EXCEPT -
a)
sugar cubes
b)
salt crystals
c)
cooking oil
d)
food coloring
5.
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
6.
Which mixture can be separated using a coffee filter?
a)
rocks and sand
b)
sand and water
c)
lemon juice and water
d)
sand and iron filings
7.
What physical property of matter can be measured using the triple beam balance?
a)
length
b)
height
c)
volume
d)
mass
8.
Students are combining dried beans and rice. What would be the most efficient way to separate the ingredients?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Coffee Filters
c)
Tweezers
d)
Microscope
9.
The force of friction is caused by:
a)
surfaces rubbing against one another
b)
objects heating or cooling
c)
rough surfaces
d)
smooth surfaces
10.
Buoyancy means the ability to:
a)
evaporate
b)
attract magnetic objects
c)
repel things that are not electrical
d)
float or sink
11.
What is Matter?
a)
The amount of space an object takes up.
b)
Anything that has mass or takes up space.
c)
The pull of gravity on an object.
d)
A solid, liquid or gas.
12.
What is mass?
a)
The amount of matter in something, measured in grams.
b)
The gravitational pull of an object
c)
The amount of space something takes up.
d)
Wheter or not an object sinks or floats.
13.
Energy that comes from the heat in the Earth is
a)
Solar
b)
Hydroelectric
c)
Geothermal
d)
Biofuel
14.
Energy that comes from moving water is
a)
Geothermal
b)
Biofuels
c)
Hydroelectic
d)
Solar
15.
The movement of sediments by wind, water or ice
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
16.
Light travels...
a)
A. in ovals
b)
B. in circles
c)
C. in squares
d)
D. in straight lines
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.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
19.
A student observes ice forming on the edge of a school building. At what temperature did the water outside the school building most likely begin to change to ice?
a)
100°C
b)
32°C
c)
25°C
d)
0°C
20.
Each school year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at a school was measured and recorded. Tracking rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristic of an area?
a)
Climate
b)
Temperature of one day
c)
Weather
d)
Type of Soil
21.
A teacher wears protective gloves to lift a metal pan filled with boiling water from a hot plate. Why are the protective gloves necessary?
a)
The metal pan creates thermal energy
b)
The metal pan insulates thermal energy
c)
The metal pan conducts thermal energy
d)
The metal pan reduces thermal energy
22.
Prairie dogs eat plants and dig underground tunnels. Prairie dog tunnels help break up hard prairie soils, and the animals' waste adds nutrients to the soil. In the past, large groups or prairie dogs lived in many parts of the U.S. Great Plains, but people have destroyed most of these colonies. Which of these will most likely happen when prairie dogs are removed from an area?
a)
The population of predators that eat prairie dogs will decrease
b)
The population of plants that prairie dogs eat will decrease
c)
The nutrients in the soil will increase
d)
The number of underground tunnels will increase
23.
In a food chain, energy does NOT flow directly from---
a)
producer to decomposer
b)
producer to consumer
c)
consumer to decomposer
d)
consumer to producer
24.
Students placed a black block and a white block on each side of a balance.
Based on the results, what can the students say about the two blocks?
Based on the results, what can the students say about the two blocks?
a)
The white block is wider and taller than the black block.
b)
The white block has more mass than the black block.
c)
The black block has a lower temperature than the white block.
d)
The black block has more mass than the white block.
25.
What is happening at the boiling point?
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to liquid
c)
solid to liquid
d)
liquid to solid
26.
What is happening at freezing point?
a)
gas to liquid
b)
solid to liquid
c)
liquid to solid
d)
liquid to gas
27.
A fan blowing out air is an example of what type of energy?
a)
sound
b)
thermal
c)
mechanical
d)
light
28.
Would would best complete this circuit?
a)
A wire
b)
A switch
c)
A battery
d)
A light bulb
29.
This picture shows a
a)
landform made by depositon
b)
landform made by glacier
c)
landform made by wind
d)
landform made by weathering
30.
How are weather an climate different?
a)
They both describe averages but climate is over years.
b)
Climate describes daily conditions and weather describes averages.
c)
Weather describes daily conditions and climate describes averages over 30 years or more.
31.
Rotation of the earth is what causes
a)
The seasons
b)
Day and night
c)
The tides
d)
A full moon
32.
Which of the following is a characteristic of both the Earth and the Moon?
a)
Atmosphere containing oxygen
b)
Rocky surface covered with landforms
c)
Flowing water in oceans and rivers
d)
Fossils and fossil fuels under the surface
33.
Among the Earth, Sun, and Moon, what makes the Earth unique? Only the Earth –
a)
can generate energy
b)
lacks an atmosphere
c)
is made mostly of rock
d)
contains water in liquid form
34.
What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
35.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To hide from predators
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
36.
Grasshopper is an example of ________
metamorphosis.
metamorphosis.
a)
complete
b)
incomplete
c)
both
37.
A butterfly is an example of __________ metamorphosis.
a)
complete
b)
incomplete
c)
both
38.
In complete metamorphosis which stage doesn't belong?
a)
egg
b)
nymph
c)
larva
d)
adult
39.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
40.
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
41.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
42.
Which of the following is NOT a consumer
a)
grass
b)
dog
c)
shark
d)
fish
43.
What is a force?
a)
a push or pull
b)
speed or acceleration
c)
potential or kinetic energy
d)
balanced or unbalanced force
44.
Friction helps objects to move easier.
a)
true
b)
false
45.
Choose the BEST answer that describes how the mass of an object affects its motion.
a)
The greater the mass of an object, the slower the motion of the object.
b)
The greater the mass of an object, the faster the motion of the object.
c)
The greater the mass of an object, the greater the force to move the object.
d)
The greater the mass of an object, the greater the distance the object will travel.
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