WorksheetsSTAAR Review I
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
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.
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?
4.
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
5.
What describes the ability of a solid to dissolve in water?
a)
melt
b)
dissapear
c)
solubility
d)
evaporate
6.
What is the state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
plasma
d)
gas
7.
Using the weather map shown, which city has most likely seen an increase in temperature?
a)
Houston
b)
Oklahoma City
c)
Boston
d)
Los Angeles
8.
A freshwater ecosystem has various food webs. One of these food webs is shown here. Which organisms transfer the most energy within the food web?
a)
Bass, because they are predators in this web
b)
Copepods, because they support two chains in this web
c)
Crayfish, because they are at the bottom of this web
d)
Algae, because they are the producers in this web
9.
A student draws diagrams of her house and the location of the sun in the sky. Which diagram below does not correctly represent the location of the sun at the time indicated?
a)
b)
c)
d)
10.
The diagram shows a fish being viewed from above the water. The fish appears to be closer to the surface than it really is. What causes this difference?
a)
Light is reflected.
b)
Light is refracted.
c)
Light is focused.
d)
Light is blocked.
11.
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.
12.
Animals and plants use substances that cycle through the environment. Which substance is needed by plants to survive and is released into the environment by animals?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Salt
c)
Sugar
d)
Oxygen
13.
Each school year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at a school was measure and recorded. Tracking rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristic of an area?
a)
Climate
b)
Temperature of the day
c)
Weather
d)
Type of soil
14.
The roots of the prickly pear cactus spread out in a wide underground network. How does this type of root system benefit a prickly pear cactus?
a)
By producing fruit and storing water
b)
By capturing sunlight and getting rid of waste materials
c)
By absorbing water and supporting the plant in loose, sandy soil
d)
By releasing nutrients into the sandy soil and taking in oxygen
15.
Prairie dogs eat plants and dig underground tunnels. Prairie dog tunnels help breakup hard prairie soils, and the animals’ waste adds nutrients to the soil. In the past,large groups of 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.
16.
Most cars have lights, power locks, radios, and other equipment that use electricity. Electric circuits power this equipment. Each circuit has a fuse that completes it. Which of these describes one thing that could happen if the wire in a car fuse burns out?
a)
The car’s lights will burn brighter.
b)
The car’s radio will not work.
c)
The car’s turn signal will blink too slowly.
d)
The car’s power windows will open faster.
17.
The diagram above shows the process of evaporation over the ocean. What is the most likely effect of this process on the land areas nearby?
a)
Increased drought conditions
b)
Decreased erosion of the shoreline
c)
Increased precipitation
d)
Decreased solar energy
18.
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
19.
A group of fifth-grade students was researching alternative energy resources in the school library. Each student made a list of resources. Which list contains only alternative energy resources?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
20.
A wide U-shaped valley is shown in the photograph below. This valley was most likely formed by —
a)
Flashing Flooding
b)
A Glacier
c)
A Hurricane
d)
Melting snow
21.
The poster shown below advertises tours of a power plant.
This power plant produces electricity most likely by using-
This power plant produces electricity most likely by using-
a)
fossil fuels
b)
biofuels
c)
solar energy
d)
geothermal energy
22.
Biofuel is...
a)
Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
b)
Energy that comes from the Sun
c)
A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy
d)
Fuel from plant material
23.
Which type of alternative energy source is shown in this picture?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Hydroelectric
d)
Geothermal
24.
Renewable resources are
a)
man-made resources
b)
can be replaced in a short amount of time
c)
cannot be replaced
d)
never run out
25.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum
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