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5th Grade Science STAAR Practice

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

rainstorms

b)

tornados

c)

earthquakes

d)

strong winds

2.
a)

Organisms that eat algae

b)

Organisms that live on a farm

c)

Organisms that eat fish and shellfish

d)

All of the above

3.
a)

Saturn

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

4.
a)

Bell 1 only

b)

Bells 1 & 4 only

c)

Bells 3 & 4 only

d)

Bells 1,2,3, 4

5.
a)

It obtains energy from producers

b)

It returns nutrients to the soil

c)

It preys on other organisms

d)

I provides energy to consumers

6.
a)

The anole rested on the rock and lifted his head to the light.

b)

The anole climbed on the plant and ate a cricket

c)

The anole drank some water and ran across the sand

d)

The anole jumped off the rock and scatter sand with its tail

7.
a)

electrical and thermal

b)

mechanical and electrical

c)

thermal and mechanical

d)

light and sound

8.

Which list contains only processes that leads to the formation of fossil fuels?

a)

formation of faults, burial glacier formation

b)

organism growth, burial, volcano eruptions

c)

organism growth, burial, compaction

d)

erosion, burial, earthquakes

9.
a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.
a)

The cycle of the four seasons

b)

The aging of a star

c)

The passing of a year

d)

The cycle of day and night

11.
a)

A snake shedding its skin

b)

A bird laying an egg

c)

A swarm of bees leaving a hive

d)

A tadpole growing into an adult

12.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

14.

Which of these is a behavior that a person learns rather than inherits?

a)

Swallowing a sweet liquid

b)

Having a pleasant dream

c)

Digesting a chocolate covered strawberry

d)

Identifying the scent of a rose

15.
a)

The bolt is magnetic and has the same density as the maple syrup

b)

The bolt is nonmagnetic and more dense than maple syrup

c)

The bolt is nonmagnetic and less dense than maple syrup

d)

The bolt is magnetic and less dense than maple syrup

16.
A state of matter that has a definite volume and shape.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
matter
17.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
18.
Shape is a ____ that helps identify an object.
a)
physical property
b)
chemical property
c)
mass
d)
matter
19.
Iron + oxygen = rust is an example of a ___________.
a)
physical property/change
b)
chemical property/change
c)
mass
d)
volume
20.
The ability of a metal to allow heat or electricity to pass through it.
a)
conductivity
b)
insulator
c)
mass
d)
density
21.
What is one way matter change states?
a)
matter loses mass
b)
heat is added
c)
it doesn't change
d)
by doing nothing
22.
At 32 degrees Fahrenheit, water _________.
a)
evaporates
b)
boils
c)
freezes
d)
remains the same
23.
Water in the form of a gas is called _________.
a)
water vapor
b)
gasoline
c)
ice
d)
liquid
24.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
25.
_______________ - heat = liquid water
a)
ice
b)
kool-aid
c)
smoothie
d)
cheese
26.
What is the measure of gravity on an object?
a)
matter
b)
mass
c)
weight
d)
volume
27.
Volume is ______________.
a)
length X width
b)
height X length
c)
length X width X height
d)
width X height
28.
Dimensions of a shape are:
length- 4cm
height- 3cm
width- 10cm
What is the volume?
a)
12cm cubed
b)
40cm cubed
c)
120cm cubed
d)
17cm cubed
29.
Dimensions of a shape are:
length- 10cm
height- 8cm
width- 7cm
What is the volume?
a)
560cm cubed
b)
25cm cubed
c)
56cm cubed
d)
80cm cubed
30.
Substance with a DEFINITE shape and DEFINITE volume...
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
31.
Measured with a balance...
a)
Mass
b)
Volume
32.
Different materials placed together, but each keeps its own properties...
a)
Solution
b)
Mixture
33.
Different materials placed together that spread out evenly and do not settle...
a)
Mixture
b)
Solution
34.
Lucky Charms and milk is an example of a...
a)
Mixture
b)
Solution
35.
Lemonade is an example of a...
a)
Mixture
b)
Solution
36.
True or False: Ice cubes and water have particles that ACT/MOVE the exact same way.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
True or False: A CHEMICAL CHANGE is a change in some properties of matter WITHOUT forming a different kind of matter.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
True or False: A PHYSICAL CHANGE does NOT create a different kind of matter.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Breaking a window or crumpling a piece of paper are examples of a....
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
40.
Baking a cake is an example of a...
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
41.
How are Sedimentary Rocks formed?
a)
Cooling and Hardening
b)
Heat and Pressure
c)
Compacting and Cementing
d)
Melting
42.
Where can the oldest layer be found?
a)
The top layer
b)
The middle layer
c)
They are all the same age
d)
The bottom layer
43.
In what kind of rock can fossils be found?
a)
Sedimentary Rocks
b)
Igneous Rocks
c)
Metamorphic Rocks
d)
Granite
44.
Fossil Fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud.  What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form.
a)
Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood
b)
Mostly decaying organisms
c)
Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks
d)
Mostly metal minerals
45.
Oil and natural gas were formed from ___________________
a)
marine organisms
b)
dead plants
c)
trees
46.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
milk
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
water
47.
What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?
a)
wind
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
air
48.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
49.
Which of these is not a fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Oil
c)
Olive Oil
d)
Natural Gas
50.
The Appalachian Mountains used to be pointed like the Rockies. What process lead to the roundedness of their peaks?
a)
Weathering
b)
Deposition
c)
Lightning Strikes
d)
Mining of the rock
51.
What is the definition of a renewable resource?
a)
things that don't run out
b)
things that do run out
c)
stuff that makes things happen
d)
none of the above
52.
Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?
a)
natural gas
b)
electricity
c)
oil
d)
petroleum
53.
Which layer formed first?
a)
Rock Layer W
b)
Rock Layer X
c)
Rock Layer Y
d)
Rock Layer Z
54.
Fossils give us evidence about which of the following?
a)
plants and animals that lived long ago
b)
how weathering and erosion break down rocks
c)
the other planets in our solar system
d)
the transfer of energy from one form  to another